Dictionary

deice en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /diːˈaɪs/

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-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English deice From de- + ice.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove ice from (something).
   • They had to move the plane back from the runway to deice the wings before takeoff.
   • The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to prevent ice formation on the OCL [overhead contact lines]. 2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in Rail, page 43:
2. (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.
   • Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north. 1996, Jan Karon, A light in the window:

Forms

Deriveds

deicer

Relateds

defrost

Translations (14)

eo senglaciigi ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · da afisning ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · fi poistaa jää ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · ga dí-oighrigh ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · sv avisa ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · es deshelar ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · cs odmrazit ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · es deshielar ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · bg размразявам ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · fr déglacer ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · de enteisen ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · da afise ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · bg размразя ((transitive) to remove ice from (something)) · it sghiacciare ((transitive) to remove ice from (something))