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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 fromplay

  Familiarity information: DEODOURISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEODOURISE (verb)


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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