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debride

/dɪˈbɹiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
de-bride
IPA
/dɪˈbɹiːd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- French bride Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French brider French débriderbor. English debride Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

debrides (present, singular) debriding (participle, present) debrided (participle, past) debrided (past) débride (alternative) debreed (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

debridal debrider nondebrided undebrided

Frequently Paired Words

debridation debridement

Rhymes With

need read lead speed agreed spread indeed port said feed we'd seed succeed

Questions

How do you pronounce debride?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈbɹiːd/.
What does debride mean?
To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Where does debride come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- French bride Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French brider French débriderbor. English debride Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).

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