ungrease

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verb

To remove grease from.

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Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbungrease (third-person singular simple present ungreases, present participle ungreasing, simple past and past participle ungreased)

present singular third person ungreases · participle present ungreasing · participle past ungreased · past ungreased

  1. transitiveTo remove grease from.

    Synonyms: degrease

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove grease from.

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Origin

  1. Englishun-
  2. Vulgar Latin*crassia
  3. Anglo-Normangrece
  4. Middle Englishgrece
  5. Englishgrease
  6. Englishungrease

From un- + grease.

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Translations

Dutch ontvetten
  • ontvettenTranslations
French dégraisser
  • dégraisserTranslations
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APA

ungrease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrease

MLA

“ungrease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrease. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungrease,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungrease.

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