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detackify

detackify verb: to make (a material) less tacky in texture.

Verb

detackify (third-person singular simple present detackifies, present participle detackifying, simple past and past participle detackified)

  1. (transitive) To make (a material) less tacky in texture.
    Antonyms:
    tackify

Antonyms of detackify

Forms of detackify

third-person singular presentdetackifies
present participledetackifying
past participledetackified
pastdetackified

Origin of detackify

From de- + tackify.

Questions about detackify

What does detackify mean?
Detackify means to make (a material) less tacky in texture.
What part of speech is detackify?
Detackify is a verb.
What is the past tense of detackify?
The past tense of detackify is detackified.

Words near detackify in the dictionary

  1. detackification
  2. detackified
  3. detackifier
  4. detackifiers
  5. detackifies
  6. detackify
  7. detackifying
  8. detacking
  9. detacks
  10. detag
  11. detagged

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