despeckle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [diːˈspɛkəɫ] (UK)
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- English speckle English despeckle From de- + speckle.
Meanings
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To remove speckles from.
The scanned document was more legible after despeckling.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| despeckling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| despeckled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| despeckled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| despeckles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |