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degas

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: D EY1 G AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D EY1 G AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove the gas from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: degasify, deaerate, deair

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

French impressionist painter (1834-1917)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painter

3

verb

Meaning 3

remove gas from

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw

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- Proto-Indo-European *ǵheh2-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English degas From de- + gas.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desgasar — To remove the gas from
  • Dutch: ontgassen — To remove the gas from
  • Italian: degassare — To remove the gas from
  • Italian: degassificare — To remove the gas from
  • Polish: odgazowywać — To remove the gas from
  • Polish: odgazować — To remove the gas from
  • Russian: дегази́ровать (degazírovatʹ) — To remove the gas from
  • Sicilian: sbintari — To remove the gas from