defaunate
defaunate · defaunates · defaunated · defaunating
To remove the animals fromTo remove the animals from.
Meaning
1 sensesTo remove the animals from.
Origin
From de- + fauna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).From de- + fauna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
defaunates, defaunating, defaunated, defaunated| Base form | defaunate · to defaunate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | defaunates |
| Present participle | defaunating |
| Past simple | defaunated |
| Past participle | defaunated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddefaunation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.