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deprotect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pro-tect
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove protection from.

verb

To remove a protecting group from.

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 protect English deprotect From de- + protect.; compare unprotect.

Inflected Forms

deprotects (present, singular) deprotecting (participle, present) deprotected (participle, past) deprotected (past)

Questions

What does deprotect mean?
To remove protection from.
Where does deprotect 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 protect English deprotect From de- + protect.; compare unprotect.

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