Standard Lemma guide

deinterlace

verb · 1 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /diːˈɪntəleɪs/

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verb

Meaning 1

To convert (video footage) into a non-interlaced format; to remove one field from each video frame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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 interlace English deinterlace From de- + interlace.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: poistaa lomitus — to convert into a non-interlaced format
  • French: désentrelacer — to convert into a non-interlaced format