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degrease

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de⋅grease

[dee-grees, -greez]
–verb (used with object), -greased, -greas⋅ing.
to remove grease, oil, or the like, from, esp. by treating with a chemical.

Origin:
1885–90; de- + grease


de⋅greas⋅er, noun
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de·grease   (dē-grēs', -grēz')   
tr.v.   de·greased, de·greas·ing, de·greas·es
To remove grease from: degrease machinery.
de·greas'er n.
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