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deplanetizing

deplanetizing is the present participle and gerund of deplanetize.

Meaning of deplanetize

Verb

deplanetize (third-person singular simple present deplanetizes, present participle deplanetizing, simple past and past participle deplanetized)

  1. To declare something to not become a planet anymore.
    • Pluto was deplanetized in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union when it was downgraded to a dwarf planet.

Questions about deplanetizing

What is deplanetizing the present participle and gerund of?
Deplanetizing is the present participle and gerund of deplanetize.

Words near deplanetizing in the dictionary

  1. deplanements
  2. deplanes
  3. deplanetize
  4. deplanetized
  5. deplanetizes
  6. deplanetizing
  7. deplaning
  8. deplant
  9. deplantation
  10. deplantations
  11. deplanted

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