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deanonymize

deanonymize verb: to remove the anonymity from; to render something personally identifying.

Verb

deanonymize (third-person singular simple present deanonymizes, present participle deanonymizing, simple past and past participle deanonymized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the anonymity from; to render something personally identifying.

Forms of deanonymize

third-person singular presentdeanonymizes
present participledeanonymizing
past participledeanonymized
pastdeanonymized
alternative formde-anonymize

Origin of deanonymize

From de- + anonymize.

Questions about deanonymize

What does deanonymize mean?
Deanonymize means to remove the anonymity from; to render something personally identifying.
What part of speech is deanonymize?
Deanonymize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deanonymize?
The past tense of deanonymize is deanonymized.

Words near deanonymize in the dictionary

  1. deanonymised
  2. deanonymises
  3. deanonymising
  4. deanonymization
  5. deanonymizations
  6. deanonymize
  7. deanonymized
  8. deanonymizes
  9. deanonymizing
  10. deans
  11. deans and chapters

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