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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defog

/diːˈfɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
de-fog
IPA
/diːˈfɑɡ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the moisture or fog from.

Transitive verb

verb

To make intelligible; to free from confusion.

Informal; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fog English defog From de- + fog.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /diːˈfɑɡ/
  • British English: /diːˈfɒɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

defogs (present, singular) defogging (participle, present) defogged (participle, past) defogged (past)

Frequently Paired Words

defogger

Synonyms

demist

Rhymes With

dog blog log fog frog blue frog tree frog og hog bog jog prog

Questions

How do you pronounce defog?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈfɑɡ/.
What does defog mean?
To remove the moisture or fog from.
Where does defog come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fog English defog From de- + fog.

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