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- [dee-fog, -fawg]
- /diˈfɒg, -ˈfɔg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dee-fog, -fawg]
- /diˈfɒg, -ˈfɔg/
Definitions of defogging word
- verb with object defogging to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.). 1
- verb with object defogging Informal. to make intelligible, specific, or obvious; clarify: In a lengthy interview the mayor defogged the issues in the transit strike. 1
- verb defogging present participle of defog. 0
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Origin of defogging
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; de- + fog1
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Parts of speech for Defogging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
defogging popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
defogging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for defogging
verb defogging
- release — to lease again.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
Antonyms for defogging
verb defogging
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- incriminate — to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
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