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desand

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ænd

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove sand from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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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- substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdhos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English desand From de- + sand.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desarenar — to remove sand from
  • French: dessabler — to remove sand from
  • French: désensabler — to remove sand from
  • Spanish: desarenar — to remove sand from