defibrate

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪt/

Verb

defibrate (third-person singular simple present defibrates, present participle defibrating, simple past and past participle defibrated)

  1. (transitive) To break into fibers.
    We need to defibrate the rags before we can make paper.

Derived terms

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