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defibrating

defibrating is the present participle and gerund of defibrate.

Meaning of defibrate

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.

Questions about defibrating

What is defibrating the present participle and gerund of?
Defibrating is the present participle and gerund of defibrate.

Words near defibrating in the dictionary

  1. defibering
  2. defibers
  3. defibrate
  4. defibrated
  5. defibrates
  6. defibrating
  7. defibration
  8. defibrations
  9. defibrator
  10. defibrators
  11. defibre

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