NYT Dictionary

DEGLAZE

/diːˈɡleɪz/
VerbAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022

Meaning

To remove glaze from.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

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 glaze English deglaze From de- (“to remove from”) + glaze.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2022.

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