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de-Google

de-Google verb: to remove all Google products and software from (something).

Verb

de-Google (third-person singular simple present de-Googles, present participle de-Googling, simple past and past participle de-Googled)

  1. (intransitive, neologism, transitive) To remove all Google products and software from (something).
    • Murena is in the business of deGoogling Android smartphones in the name of privacy.2023 September 5, Natasha Lomas, “A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023

Forms of de-Google

third-person singular presentde-Googles
present participlede-Googling
past participlede-Googled
pastde-Googled
alternative formdeGoogle
alternative formdegoogle

Origin of de-Google

From de- + Google.

Questions about de-Google

What does de-Google mean?
De-Google means to remove all Google products and software from (something).
What part of speech is de-Google?
De-Google is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-Google?
The past tense of de-Google is de-Googled.

Words near de-Google in the dictionary

  1. de-gays
  2. de-gear
  3. de-geared
  4. de-gearing
  5. de-gears
  6. de-Google
  7. de-Googled
  8. de-Googles
  9. de-Googling
  10. de-haunt
  11. de-haunted

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