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deskunk en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + skunk.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.).
    • Don't panic. Don't grab the tomato juice. This home remedy will help deskunk your dog just fine. 2021 April 27, Morgan Cutolo, “My Dog Got Skunked, Now What?”, in Reader's Digest, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deskunks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deskunking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deskunked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deskunked Tense=Past lexicographic