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derisks

derisks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of derisk.

Meaning of derisk

Verb

derisk (third-person singular simple present derisks, present participle derisking, simple past and past participle derisked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the risk from; to make safe.
    • Thus, rather than paying for the perceptions (no doubt valid) of higher risk, the challenge is to derisk the situation.2011, Edward Farquharson, Clemencia Torres de Mästle, E. R. Yescombe, How to Engage with the Private Sector in Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets, page 3

Questions about derisks

What is derisks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Derisks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of derisk.

Words near derisks in the dictionary

  1. derisivenesses
  2. derisives
  3. derisk
  4. derisked
  5. derisking
  6. derisks
  7. derisorily
  8. derisoriness
  9. derisory
  10. Deritend
  11. deritualization

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