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deconfound

deconfound verb: to remove confounders from.

Verb

deconfound (third-person singular simple present deconfounds, present participle deconfounding, simple past and past participle deconfounded)

  1. (transitive) To remove confounders from.

Forms of deconfound

third-person singular presentdeconfounds
present participledeconfounding
past participledeconfounded
pastdeconfounded

Origin of deconfound

From de- + confound.

Questions about deconfound

What does deconfound mean?
Deconfound means to remove confounders from.
What part of speech is deconfound?
Deconfound is a verb.
What is the past tense of deconfound?
The past tense of deconfound is deconfounded.

Words near deconfound in the dictionary

  1. deconflicted
  2. deconflicting
  3. deconfliction
  4. deconflictions
  5. deconflicts
  6. deconfound
  7. deconfounded
  8. deconfounding
  9. deconfounds
  10. deconfuse
  11. deconfused

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