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verb
To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To remove the scales from a fish etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: scale, unscale
Antonyms: none provided
verb
remove the scales from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: scale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
History
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 *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh2 Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English descale From de- + scale.
Across languages
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