dewrinkle

Verb

dewrinkle (third-person singular simple present dewrinkles, present participle dewrinkling, simple past and past participle dewrinkled)

1. (transitive) To remove the wrinkles from; to smooth.
   • They know how to work an unbelievable variety of little machines that peel, exfoliate, dermabrase, and claim to dewrinkle and smooth facial skin1976, Clara Pierre -, Looking Good: The Liberation of Fashion, page 106
   • Pulls and aligns heels, toes, and toe openings of hose, and lifts, extends, and smooths hose to dewrinkle and flatten edges and folds of hose legs.1991, Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Volume 1
2. (intransitive) To become unwrinkled or less wrinkled.
   • Correspondingly, in macropore walls, carbon layers suddenly “dewrinkle” and become stiff"1979, Advances in Organic Geochemistry - Volume 9, page 509
   • What you do need to know is that many wool blends dewrinkle quickly, wool crepe being the quickest and the most comfortable.1999, Michael Lafavore, Men's health today 1999, page 275