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deskin

deskin verb: to remove the skin of.

Verb

deskin (third-person singular simple present deskins, present participle deskinning, simple past and past participle deskinned)

  1. To remove the skin of
    Synonyms:
    skin, peel
  2. (Africa, West, transitive) To remove (a ruler) from power.
    Synonyms:
    destool

Synonyms of deskin

Antonyms

Forms of deskin

third-person singular presentdeskins
present participledeskinning
past participledeskinned
pastdeskinned

Origin of deskin

From de- + skin; compare dethrone.

Questions about deskin

What does deskin mean?
Deskin means to remove the skin of.
What part of speech is deskin?
Deskin is a verb.
What is the past tense of deskin?
The past tense of deskin is deskinned.

Words near deskin in the dictionary

  1. deskilled
  2. deskiller
  3. deskillers
  4. deskilling
  5. deskills
  6. deskin
  7. desking
  8. deskinment
  9. deskinments
  10. deskinned
  11. deskinning

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