verb
Meaning 1
To remove glaze from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
deglaze
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UK: /diːˈɡleɪz/
verb
Meaning 2
To abrade the cylinders of an engine to ensure a tight seal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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verb
Meaning 4
dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
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 glaze English deglaze From de- (“to remove from”) + glaze.
From French déglacer (literally “de-ice”), influenced by glaze.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: deglaceren — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- Finnish: irrottaa nesteellä — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- Finnish: deglaseerata — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- French: déglacer — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- German: ablöschen — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- Italian: sfumare — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- Norwegian: deglasere — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan
- Portuguese: deglaçar — to detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan