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desurface

desurface verb: to remove the surface layer from.

Verb

desurface (third-person singular simple present desurfaces, present participle desurfacing, simple past and past participle desurfaced)

  1. (transitive) To remove the surface layer from.

Forms of desurface

third-person singular presentdesurfaces
present participledesurfacing
past participledesurfaced
pastdesurfaced

Origin of desurface

From de- + surface.

Questions about desurface

What does desurface mean?
Desurface means to remove the surface layer from.
What part of speech is desurface?
Desurface is a verb.
What is the past tense of desurface?
The past tense of desurface is desurfaced.

Words near desurface in the dictionary

  1. desupersaturation
  2. desupersaturations
  3. desuppress
  4. desuppressed
  5. desuppresses
  6. desurface
  7. desurfaced
  8. desurfaces
  9. desurfacing
  10. Desvarieux
  11. Desvarieuxes

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