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defactualize

defactualize verb: to remove facts from; to make no longer factual.

Verb

defactualize (third-person singular simple present defactualizes, present participle defactualizing, simple past and past participle defactualized)

  1. (transitive) To remove facts from; to make no longer factual.

Forms of defactualize

third-person singular presentdefactualizes
present participledefactualizing
past participledefactualized
pastdefactualized

Origin of defactualize

From de- + factualize.

Questions about defactualize

What does defactualize mean?
Defactualize means to remove facts from; to make no longer factual.
What part of speech is defactualize?
Defactualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of defactualize?
The past tense of defactualize is defactualized.

Words near defactualize in the dictionary

  1. defactored
  2. defactoring
  3. defactors
  4. defactos
  5. defactualization
  6. defactualize
  7. defactualized
  8. defactualizes
  9. defactualizing
  10. defaecate
  11. defaecated

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