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dewax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-wax
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove wax from (a material or surface).

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- Proto-Germanic *wahsą Proto-West Germanic *wahs Old English weax Middle English wax English wax English dewax From de- + wax.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dewaxes (present, singular) dewaxing (participle, present) dewaxed (participle, past) dewaxed (past)

Derived Forms

dewaxer

Questions

What does dewax mean?
To remove wax from (a material or surface).
Where does dewax 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- Proto-Germanic *wahsą Proto-West Germanic *wahs Old English weax Middle English wax English wax English dewax From de- + wax.

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