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to dewax

to dewax

1 7.0
Take wax off a surface to clean or prepare it
  • verb
  • /dɪˈwæks/
  • Specialized
: descerar
  • Before painting the furniture, you should dewax the surface to ensure the paint adheres properly.

Examples

  • The laboratory assistant carefully dewaxed the specimen before examining it under the microscope.

  • The process to dewax crude oil is essential in producing high-quality lubricants.

  • Please dewax the surface before applying the paint.

  • He dewaxed the old furniture carefully.

  • Before painting the furniture, you should dewax the surface to ensure the paint adheres properly.

  • The laboratory assistant carefully dewaxed the specimen before examining it under the microscope.

  • Please dewax the surface before applying the paint.

Antonyms

to wax
54 3.8

Cover something with wax to protect and make it shine

How Wax-Free

to strip
  • Specialized
39 6.3
to dewax
  • Specialized
1 7.0
to clean
∞ 1.0
wipe
8 1.0

Surface Forms

dewax infinitive
dewaxed past
dewaxed past participle
dewaxing present participle
dewaxes third person singular

Morphology

dewax = wax (transparent) = de + wax

The meaning is a straightforward reversal or removal sense built from the familiar verb 'wax'.

Etymology

Dewax combines de- ('remove') and wax, so it literally means 'take off wax'. That's why to dewax something is to remove wax from it before cleaning or preparing it.