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demephitize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-mephi-tize
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To purify from mephitis; to eliminate foul odours.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + mephitize. Compare French méphitiser, "to infect with mephitis".

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

demephitizes (present, singular) demephitizing (participle, present) demephitized (participle, past) demephitized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

demephitization

Questions

What does demephitize mean?
To purify from mephitis; to eliminate foul odours.
Where does demephitize come from?
From de- + mephitize. Compare French méphitiser, "to infect with mephitis".

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