Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Internet, transitive)To remove spam (unwanted messages) from.

    I really need to despam my mailbox: it's full of junk mail.

  2. (Internet, transitive)To remove a spamblock from (an e-mail address).

    I hope the spambots don't manage to despam my e-mail address.

Origin

From de- + spam.

From de- + spam.

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Forms

despams, despamming, despammed, despammed

irregular

Base formdespam · to despam
3rd person singulardespams
Present participledespamming
Past simpledespammed
Past participledespammed

Tenses

despam · despammed · will despam · have despammed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydespam
he, she, itdespams

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave despammed
he, she, ithas despammed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill despam

Past simpleLesson

all personsdespammed

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddespammer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
desolatedesolationB2despairB1desperateB1desperatelyB2

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