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dequeen

dequeen verb: to remove the queen from (a beehive).

Verb

dequeen (third-person singular simple present dequeens, present participle dequeening, simple past and past participle dequeened)

  1. (transitive) To remove the queen from (a beehive).

Forms of dequeen

third-person singular presentdequeens
present participledequeening
past participledequeened
pastdequeened

Origin of dequeen

From de- + queen.

Questions about dequeen

What does dequeen mean?
Dequeen means to remove the queen from (a beehive).
What part of speech is dequeen?
Dequeen is a verb.
What is the past tense of dequeen?
The past tense of dequeen is dequeened.

Words near dequeen in the dictionary

  1. dequaternize
  2. dequaternized
  3. dequaternizes
  4. dequaternizing
  5. deque
  6. dequeen
  7. dequeened
  8. dequeening
  9. dequeens
  10. dequeer
  11. dequeered

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