verb
Meaning 1
To remove the moisture or fog from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
defog
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UK: /diːˈfɒɡ/
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US: /diːˈfɑɡ/
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rhymes with -ɒɡ
verb
Meaning 2
To make intelligible; to free from confusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
free from mist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- demist the car windows
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
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.