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detooth

detooth verb: to remove a tooth or teeth from.

Verb

detooth (third-person singular simple present detooths, present participle detoothing, simple past and past participle detoothed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a tooth or teeth from.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To render harmless; to defang.

Forms of detooth

third-person singular presentdetooths
present participledetoothing
past participledetoothed
pastdetoothed

Origin of detooth

From de- + tooth.

Questions about detooth

What does detooth mean?
Detooth means to remove a tooth or teeth from.
What part of speech is detooth?
Detooth is a verb.
What is the past tense of detooth?
The past tense of detooth is detoothed.

Words near detooth in the dictionary

  1. detonizations
  2. detonize
  3. detonized
  4. detonizes
  5. detonizing
  6. detooth
  7. detoothed
  8. detoother
  9. detoothers
  10. detoothing
  11. detooths

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