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dehances

dehances is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dehance.

Meaning of dehance

Verb

dehance (third-person singular simple present dehances, present participle dehancing, simple past and past participle dehanced)

  1. (transitive) To worsen, to disimprove; to perform the opposite of enhancement upon.
    • Whether teaching ability is enhanced or dehanced by graduate study in education is a vital question to be answered […]1917, The American Schoolmaster, page 136
    Antonyms:
    enhance

Questions about dehances

What is dehances the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dehances is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dehance.

Words near dehances in the dictionary

  1. dehalorespiration
  2. dehance
  3. dehanced
  4. dehancement
  5. dehancements
  6. dehances
  7. dehancing
  8. deharden
  9. dehardened
  10. dehardening
  11. dehardens

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