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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungrease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-grease
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove grease from.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English ungrease From un- + grease.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ungreases (present, singular) ungreasing (participle, present) ungreased (participle, past) ungreased (past)

Synonyms

degrease

Questions

What does ungrease mean?
To remove grease from.
Where does ungrease come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English ungrease From un- + grease.

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