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destarch

destarch verb: to remove starch from.

Verb

destarch (third-person singular simple present destarches, present participle destarching, simple past and past participle destarched)

  1. (transitive) To remove starch from.

Forms of destarch

third-person singular presentdestarches
present participledestarching
past participledestarched
pastdestarched

Origin of destarch

From de- + starch.

Questions about destarch

What does destarch mean?
Destarch means to remove starch from.
What part of speech is destarch?
Destarch is a verb.
What is the past tense of destarch?
The past tense of destarch is destarched.

Words near destarch in the dictionary

  1. destandardize
  2. destandardized
  3. destandardizes
  4. destandardizing
  5. destank
  6. destarch
  7. destarched
  8. destarches
  9. destarching
  10. Destas
  11. destash

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