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detether

detether verb: to disconnect (something previously tethered).

Verb

detether (third-person singular simple present detethers, present participle detethering, simple past and past participle detethered)

  1. (transitive) To disconnect (something previously tethered).

Forms of detether

third-person singular presentdetethers
present participledetethering
past participledetethered
pastdetethered

Origin of detether

From de- + tether.

Questions about detether

What does detether mean?
Detether means to disconnect (something previously tethered).
What part of speech is detether?
Detether is a verb.
What is the past tense of detether?
The past tense of detether is detethered.

Words near detether in the dictionary

  1. detesters
  2. detestest
  3. detesteth
  4. detesting
  5. detests
  6. detether
  7. detethered
  8. detethering
  9. detetherings
  10. detethers
  11. detext

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