defiber

transitive verb

de·​fiber

(ˈ)dē+

variants or defiberize

(ˈ)dēˈfībəˌrīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: defibrate

Word History

Etymology

defiber from de- + fiber (noun); defiberize from de- + fiber + -ize

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