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de-tail en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈteɪl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From de- + tail.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the tail from.
    • "The fish has been beheaded, de-tailed, de-boned and is ready for de-frying pan," his Dad announced in a really bad Italian accent. 2014, Cameron Elliott, Camp Hero: Where Time Travel Began, page 63:
    • In addition, six or eight "freezer-boats," which originally had been commissioned for general fishing, were modified by installing improved refrigeration, thus enabling the whole de-tailing and freezing process to be carried out on board. 1962, Fisheries Bulletin, numbers 1-11, page 69:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
de-tailed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
de-tailed Tense=Past lexicographic
de-tails Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
de-tailing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic