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downgauge

downgauge verb: to reduce the gauge of; to make thinner.

Verb

downgauge (third-person singular simple present downgauges, present participle downgauging, simple past and past participle downgauged)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the gauge of; to make thinner.

Forms of downgauge

third-person singular presentdowngauges
present participledowngauging
past participledowngauged
pastdowngauged

Origin of downgauge

From down + gauge.

Questions about downgauge

What does downgauge mean?
Downgauge means to reduce the gauge of; to make thinner.
What part of speech is downgauge?
Downgauge is a verb.
What is the past tense of downgauge?
The past tense of downgauge is downgauged.

Words near downgauge in the dictionary

  1. downfolds
  2. downforce
  3. downforces
  4. downgang
  5. downgangs
  6. downgauge
  7. downgauged
  8. downgauges
  9. downgauging
  10. downgaze
  11. downgazes

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