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DEODOURISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deodourise mean?
• DEODOURISE (verb)
The verb DEODOURISE has 1 sense:
1. eliminate the odor from
Familiarity information: DEODOURISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eliminate the odor from
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
deodorise; deodorize; deodourise
Context example:
This stick will deodorize your armpits
Hypernyms (to "deodourise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
odourise (cause to smell or be smelly)
Derivation:
deodourant (a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors)
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