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degrease

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove grease from something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

remove grease or oil from (a pan)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get rid of, remove

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- Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English degrease From de- + grease.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫脂 /脱脂 (tuōzhī) — To remove grease from something.
  • French: dégraisser — To remove grease from something.
  • German: entfetten — To remove grease from something.
  • Kazakh: майсыздандыру (maisyzdandyru) — To remove grease from something.
  • Macedonian: обезмастува (obezmastuva) — To remove grease from something.
  • Polish: odtłuszczać — To remove grease from something.
  • Polish: odtłuścić — To remove grease from something.
  • Spanish: desengrasar — To remove grease from something.
  • Spanish: desgrasar — To remove grease from something.