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degorge

degorge verb: to draw out moisture from (vegetables) prior to cooking, by sprinkling salt or soaking in salty water.

Verb

degorge (third-person singular simple present degorges, present participle degorging, simple past and past participle degorged)

  1. (transitive) To draw out moisture from (vegetables) prior to cooking, by sprinkling salt or soaking in salty water.

Forms of degorge

third-person singular presentdegorges
present participledegorging
past participledegorged
pastdegorged

Questions about degorge

What does degorge mean?
Degorge means to draw out moisture from (vegetables) prior to cooking, by sprinkling salt or soaking in salty water.
What part of speech is degorge?
Degorge is a verb.
What is the past tense of degorge?
The past tense of degorge is degorged.

Words near degorge in the dictionary

  1. degomble
  2. degombled
  3. degombles
  4. degombling
  5. degor
  6. degorge
  7. degorged
  8. degorges
  9. degorging
  10. Degos
  11. Degos disease

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