SCAVENGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scavenge mean? 

• SCAVENGE (verb)
  The verb SCAVENGE has 4 senses:

1. clean refuse from

2. collect discarded material

3. feed on carrion or refuse

4. remove unwanted substances from

  Familiarity information: SCAVENGE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCAVENGE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they scavenge    ... he / she / it scavenges   
Past simple: scavenged   
Past participle: scavenged   
-ing form: scavenging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clean refuse from

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Scavenge a street

Hypernyms (to "scavenge" is one way to...):

clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Collect discarded material

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

salvage; scavenge

Context example:

She scavenged the garbage cans for food

Hypernyms (to "scavenge" is one way to...):

collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

The men scavenge the area for animals
The men scavenge for animals in the area

Derivation:

scavenger (someone who collects things that have been discarded by others)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Feed on carrion or refuse

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

hyenas scavenge

Hypernyms (to "scavenge" is one way to...):

feed; give (give food to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

scavenger (any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Remove unwanted substances from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

clean; scavenge

Hypernyms (to "scavenge" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

scavenger (a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities)

 Context examples 

Indole-3-carbinol scavenges free radicals and induces various hepatic cytochrome P450 monooxygenases.

(Indole-3-carbinol, NCI Thesaurus)

A homocysteine-derived thiol derivative with mucolytic and free radical scavenging properties.

(Erdosteine, NCI Thesaurus)

Guanazole scavenges tyrosine free radicals, thereby inhibiting mammalian ribonucleotide reductase activity and DNA synthesis.

(Guanazole, NCI Thesaurus)

Its ability in free radicals scavenging accounts for its antioxidant property.

(Gluconolactone, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, OKN007 may induce changes in tumor metabolism and scavenge free radicals.

(PBN Derivative OKN-007, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also scavenges peroxy radicals and protects neurons from the damages of reactive oxygen species.

(Dexanabinol, NCI Thesaurus)

The polyphenols in green tea act as antioxidants and scavenge free radicals which may inhibit cellular oxidation and prevent free radical damage to cells.

(Green Tea Extract-based Antioxidant Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, imisopasem manganese mimics the activity of MnSOD and scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion, which prevents oxygen free radical damage to macromolecules such as DNA.

(Imisopasem Manganese, NCI Thesaurus)

Silybin modulates P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated cellular efflux; has oxygen radical-scavenging effects; inhibits the arachidonic acid pathway; and inhibits various cytochrome P450 enzymes.

(Phosphatidylcholine-Bound Silybin, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon application of liposome-encapsulated recombinant human Cu/Zn SOD as a thin film on the irradiated area, the recombinant SOD1 is released and scavenges free oxygen radicals, thereby protecting cells from oxidative stress.

(Liposome-encapsulated Recombinant Human Cu/Zn Superoxide-dismutase, NCI Thesaurus)