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degas

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English

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos)
Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der.
Dutch gasbor.
English gas
English degas

    From de- + gas.

    Verb

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    degas (third-person singular simple present degases or degasses, present participle degassing, simple past and past participle degassed)

    1. (transitive) To remove the gas from.
      Synonym: degasify
      Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair

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    Latin

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    Verb

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    dēgās

    1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of dēgō

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    Etymology

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    Unknown.

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    Noun

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    degas m (invariable)

    1. (Brazil, colloquial, regional) a term used to refer to oneself: I, me
      • 2020 October 8, José Augusto Carvalho, O suicida e outras histórias curtas‎[1], Editora Cajuína, →ISBN:
        Além disso, não moro tão longe assim como no fim do mundo, nem tão perto como num salto de pulga: um meio-termo, que não obrigaria o degas aqui a enfrentar por muito tempo a companhia do colega subalterno.
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