uninsulate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ insulate

Verb[edit]

uninsulate (third-person singular simple present uninsulates, present participle uninsulating, simple past and past participle uninsulated)

  1. (transitive) To remove insulation from.
    • 1881, Philosophical Magazine, page 136:
      We can uninsulate the one plate of the differential inductometer; and bringing the other near, we can draw out of it a negative spark; then withdrawing it, we can get a positive spark.