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denaming

denaming is the present participle of dename.

Meaning of dename

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.

Questions about denaming

What is denaming the present participle of?
Denaming is the present participle of dename.

Words near denaming in the dictionary

  1. Denali
  2. Denali Borough
  3. dename
  4. denamed
  5. denames
  6. denaming
  7. denar
  8. denarcotize
  9. denarcotized
  10. denarcotizes
  11. denarcotizing

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