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derecruit

derecruit verb: to fail of the lungs to become fully aerated, typically as a result of closure of an airway.

Verb

derecruit (third-person singular simple present derecruits, present participle derecruiting, simple past and past participle derecruited)

  1. (uncommon) To fail of the lungs to become fully aerated, typically as a result of closure of an airway.

Forms of derecruit

third-person singular presentderecruits
present participlederecruiting
past participlederecruited
pastderecruited

Origin of derecruit

From de- + recruit.

Words formed from derecruit

Questions about derecruit

What does derecruit mean?
Derecruit means to fail of the lungs to become fully aerated, typically as a result of closure of an airway.
What part of speech is derecruit?
Derecruit is a verb.
What is the past tense of derecruit?
The past tense of derecruit is derecruited.

Words near derecruit in the dictionary

  1. derecognitions
  2. derecognize
  3. derecognized
  4. derecognizes
  5. derecognizing
  6. derecruit
  7. derecruited
  8. derecruiting
  9. derecruitment
  10. derecruits
  11. dered

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