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demephitize

demephitize verb: to purify from mephitis; to eliminate foul odours.

Verb

demephitize (third-person singular simple present demephitizes, present participle demephitizing, simple past and past participle demephitized)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To purify from mephitis; to eliminate foul odours.

Forms of demephitize

third-person singular presentdemephitizes
present participledemephitizing
past participledemephitized
pastdemephitized

Origin of demephitize

From de- + mephitize. Compare French méphitiser, "to infect with mephitis".

Questions about demephitize

What does demephitize mean?
Demephitize means to purify from mephitis; to eliminate foul odours.
What part of speech is demephitize?
Demephitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of demephitize?
The past tense of demephitize is demephitized.

Words near demephitize in the dictionary

  1. dementing
  2. dementive
  3. dementor
  4. dementors
  5. dements
  6. demephitize
  7. demephitized
  8. demephitizes
  9. demephitizing
  10. demerara
  11. Demerara-Mahaica

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