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despam

despam verb: to remove spam (unwanted messages) from.

Verb

despam (third-person singular simple present despams, present participle despamming, simple past and past participle despammed)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To remove spam (unwanted messages) from.
    • I really need to despam my mailbox: it's full of junk mail.
  2. (Internet, transitive) To remove a spamblock from (an e-mail address).
    • I hope the spambots don't manage to despam my e-mail address.

Forms of despam

third-person singular presentdespams
present participledespamming
past participledespammed
pastdespammed

Origin of despam

From de- + spam.

Words formed from despam

Questions about despam

What does despam mean?
Despam means to remove spam (unwanted messages) from.
What part of speech is despam?
Despam is a verb.
What is the past tense of despam?
The past tense of despam is despammed.

Words near despam in the dictionary

  1. despairing
  2. despairingly
  3. despairingness
  4. despairings
  5. despairs
  6. despam
  7. despammed
  8. despammer
  9. despammers
  10. despamming
  11. despams

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