to devein

2 9.1

To remove the dark line along the back of a shrimp before cooking

verb
/dɪˈveɪn/

Specialized

: limpiar

After one memorable event that involved peeling and deveining about ten pounds of shrimp.
devein shrimp
peeled and deveined
shelled and deveined

Examples

The rice hasn't been washed, the prawns haven't been deveined.

Fiction book (1996)
1 lb medium-sized peeled, deveined, cooked frozen shrimp

Blog text (7)
After washing the shrimp, remember to devein them before cooking to improve taste and texture.
For the recipe, I used 1 pound of deveined shrimp, which made it easy to prepare and cook.
She ordered a dish with fresh deveined shrimp, knowing it would save her time in the kitchen.

Antonyms

to keep

∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

to retain

19 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Clean

to clean

∞ 1.0

to rinse

82 1.0

to devein

Specialized

2 9.1

to shell

7 2.1

to leave

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

devein infinitive

deveined past

deveined past participle

deveining present participle

deveins third person singular

Morphology

devein = vein (transparent) = de + vein

This is a straightforward removal verb meaning 'remove the vein from', built productively from the noun 'vein' with de-.

Etymology

Devein is made of de- meaning 'remove' and vein meaning 'a thin blood tube', like the veins in your arm. So to devein a shrimp is to take out the dark 'vein' along its back before you cook it.