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verb · transitive

detooth

detooth · detooths · detoothed · detoothing

To remove a tooth or teeth fromTo remove a tooth or teeth from.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To remove a tooth or teeth from.
(figuratively, transitive)To render harmless; to defang.

Origin

From de- + tooth.

From de- + tooth.

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Forms

detooths, detoothing, detoothed, detoothed

Base form	detooth · to detooth
3rd person singular	detooths
Present participle	detoothing
Past simple	detoothed
Past participle	detoothed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	detooth
he, she, it	detooths

Past simpleLesson

all persons

detoothed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have detoothed
he, she, it	has detoothed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will detooth

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 dictionary

detestableC1 dethrone detonate detonator detour detox

Dictionary 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.

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