scavenge

English

Etymology

Back-formation from scavenger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/

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Verb

scavenge (third-person singular simple present scaveng, present participle ing, simple past and past participle scavenged)

1. (transitive) to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
2. (transitive) to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
3. (transitive) to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
4. (intransitive) to feed on carrion or refuse

Derived terms

• scavenger
• scavenge pump

Translations

to collect and remove refuse

• Dutch: vuil ophalen
• French: ramasser les ordures
• German: durchstöbern (de)
• Hungarian: guberál (hu)
• Italian: rovistare (it), frugare (it)
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• Maori: paraketu, hamu, hamuhamu
• Portuguese: catar (pt) m
• Russian: рыться (ru) (rytʹsja) в (ru) (v) отбросах (ru) (otbrosax)

to remove unwanted material

• Dutch: reinigen (nl)
• French: nettoyer (fr)
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• German: reinigen (de)
• Russian: очищать (ru) (očiščatʹ)

to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine

• Russian: продувать (ru) (produvatʹ)
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to feed on carrion or refuse

• Maori: hamuhamu
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• Russian: питаться (ru) (pitatʹsja) падалью (ru) (padalʹju)

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} carroñear f
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