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demothball

verb

Etymology

From de- + mothball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as mothball — “moth + ball”
  8. prefixed as demothball — “de + mothball”

Definitions

  1. To restore (a mothballed project or equipment) to active use.

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