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dehancing

dehancing is the present participle and gerund 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 dehancing

What is dehancing the present participle and gerund of?
Dehancing is the present participle and gerund of dehance.

Words near dehancing in the dictionary

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

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