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Vinony

dewax

verb

  1. to remove wax
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Wiktionary

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- Proto-Germanic *wahsą Proto-West Germanic *wahs Old English weax Middle English wax English wax English dewax From de- + wax.

  1. To remove wax from (a material or surface).