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deswell

deswell verb: to undo the swelling of; to reduce from a swollen state.

Verb

deswell (third-person singular simple present deswells, present participle deswelling, simple past deswelled, past participle deswelled or deswollen)

  1. (transitive) To undo the swelling of; to reduce from a swollen state.

Forms of deswell

third-person singular presentdeswells
present participledeswelling
pastdeswelled
past participledeswelled
past participledeswollen

Origin of deswell

From de- + swell.

Questions about deswell

What does deswell mean?
Deswell means to undo the swelling of; to reduce from a swollen state.
What part of speech is deswell?
Deswell is a verb.
What is the past tense of deswell?
The past tense of deswell is deswelled.

Words near deswell in the dictionary

  1. desurfaces
  2. desurfacing
  3. Desvarieux
  4. Desvarieuxes
  5. desvenlafaxine
  6. deswell
  7. deswelling
  8. deswells
  9. deswollen
  10. desyatin
  11. desyatina

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