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defringe

defringe verb: to remove unwanted surrounding portions or speckles of colour from (an image).

Verb

defringe (third-person singular simple present defringes, present participle defringing, simple past and past participle defringed)

  1. (transitive) To remove unwanted surrounding portions or speckles of colour from (an image).

Forms of defringe

third-person singular presentdefringes
present participledefringing
past participledefringed
pastdefringed

Origin of defringe

From de- + fringe.

Questions about defringe

What does defringe mean?
Defringe means to remove unwanted surrounding portions or speckles of colour from (an image).
What part of speech is defringe?
Defringe is a verb.
What is the past tense of defringe?
The past tense of defringe is defringed.

Words near defringe in the dictionary

  1. defreezing
  2. defriend
  3. defriended
  4. defriending
  5. defriends
  6. defringe
  7. defringed
  8. defringes
  9. defringing
  10. defrizz
  11. defrizzed

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