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dename

dename verb: to remove the name from.

Verb

dename (third-person singular simple present denames, present participle denaming, simple past and past participle denamed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the name from.
    • Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later.2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 26
  2. (dated, obsolete) To denominate.

Forms of dename

third-person singular presentdenames
present participledenaming
past participledenamed
pastdenamed
alternative formde-name

Origin of dename

From de- + name.

Questions about dename

What does dename mean?
Dename means to remove the name from.
What part of speech is dename?
Dename is a verb.
What is the past tense of dename?
The past tense of dename is denamed.

Words near dename in the dictionary

  1. denailing
  2. denails
  3. Denair
  4. Denali
  5. Denali Borough
  6. dename
  7. denamed
  8. denames
  9. denaming
  10. denar
  11. denarcotize

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