dewax

D2E1W4A1X8

verb

To remove wax from (a material or surface).

OriginEnglish wax ← Middle English wax ← Old English weax →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verbdewax (third-person singular simple present dewaxes, present participle dewaxing, simple past and past participle dewaxed)

present singular third person dewaxes · participle present dewaxing · participle past dewaxed · past dewaxed

  1. transitiveTo remove wax from (a material or surface).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Germanic*wahsą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*wahs
  9. Old Englishweax
  10. Middle Englishwax
  11. Englishwax
  12. Englishdewax

From de- + wax.

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Translations

Esperanto senvaksigi
  • senvaksigito remove wax
Finnish poistaa vaha
  • poistaa vahato remove wax

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

waxed
Cite this entry
APA

dewax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewax

MLA

“dewax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dewax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewax.

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