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defibrate

UK/diːfaɪˈbɹeɪt/

defibrate verb: to break into fibers.

Verb

defibrate (third-person singular simple present defibrates, present participle defibrating, simple past and past participle defibrated)

  1. (transitive) To break into fibers.
    • We need to defibrate the rags before we can make paper.

Forms of defibrate

third-person singular presentdefibrates
present participledefibrating
past participledefibrated
pastdefibrated

Words formed from defibrate

Questions about defibrate

What does defibrate mean?
Defibrate means to break into fibers.
What part of speech is defibrate?
Defibrate is a verb.
How do you pronounce defibrate?
Defibrate is pronounced /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of defibrate?
The past tense of defibrate is defibrated.

Words near defibrate in the dictionary

  1. defibbing
  2. defiber
  3. defibered
  4. defibering
  5. defibers
  6. defibrate
  7. defibrated
  8. defibrates
  9. defibrating
  10. defibration
  11. defibrations

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