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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

deration en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + ration.

Meanings

  1. To remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
    • In the UK, following World War II, petrol was not derationed until 1950.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
derationing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
derations Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
derationed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
derationed Tense=Past lexicographic