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to defat

to defat

7.0
To remove fat from food, such as gravy or meat
  • verb
  • /dɪˈfæt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desgrasar
  • You should defat the meat before cooking.

Examples

  • Food manufacturers often defat products to make low-fat versions for consumers.

  • After preparing the stew, let it cool and defat it by skimming off the fat from the top.

  • After roasting the chicken, she used a spoon to defat the gravy.

  • The laboratory technician carefully defatted the tissue sample before analysis.

  • The chef defatted the chicken for a healthier meal.

  • To create a healthier dinner, you should defat the sauce to remove excess grease.

  • It is important to defat the meat after cooking to reduce the meal's overall fat content.

Synonyms

to render
vsto defat
7 9.1

To melt animal fat to remove bits and keep the clear fat

removes fat from a substance more generally without necessarily melting it
to degrease
vsto defat
1 4.1

To remove grease and oil from a pan or other surface

removes fat from food or materials rather than cleaning surfaces

Antonyms

45 2.2

To make an animal gain weight and a sauce taste richer by giving more or richer food

How Fatty

to defat
  • Specialized
7.0
to degrease
1 4.1
to trim
95 2.6
to skim
1 3.4

Surface Forms

defat infinitive
defatted past
defatted past participle
defatting present participle
defats third person singular

Morphology

defat = fat (transparent) = de + fat

The verb is a straightforward and productive formation meaning 'remove fat from' based on the noun 'fat'.

Etymology

The word defat is made of de- meaning 'remove' and fat meaning 'fat', just like defrost where de- removes 'ice'. So to defat is to take fat away from food or a material.