degrease

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Vulgar Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Vulgar Latin -ius Vulgar Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English degrease From de- + grease.

1. To remove grease from something.