deredden
deredden verb: to correct for redshift.
Verb
deredden (third-person singular simple present dereddens, present participle dereddening, simple past and past participle dereddened)
- To correct for redshift.
- Synonyms:
- unredden
- To make less red; to remove the red from.
- Cold made noses of Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and others of the Walter Wanger cast red. Hence, Makeup Man Kaufman had problem of dereddening noses.1935 December 29, “Inside Studio Stuff”, in The New York Times, volume LXXXV, number 28,463, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, section 9, page 4, column 2
- The importer offers Mr. Berrie’s statement that he made minor changes to the public domain doll by rounding the ears, changing the jawline, and derouging or dereddening the face.1993 March 10, John F. Atwood, “Re: Suspected infringement of Russ Berrie’s Troll doll copyright […]”, in Customs Bulletin and Decisions […], volume 27, number 10, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government...
- Synonyms:
- unredden
Synonyms of deredden
Forms of deredden
| third-person singular present | dereddens |
|---|---|
| present participle | dereddening |
| past participle | dereddened |
| past | dereddened |
Origin of deredden
From de- + redden.
Questions about deredden
- What does deredden mean?
- Deredden means to correct for redshift.
- What part of speech is deredden?
- Deredden is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deredden?
- The past tense of deredden is dereddened.
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