DEGLAZE

deglaze

(verb) dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deglaze (third-person singular simple present deglazes, present participle deglazing, simple past and past participle deglazed)

(transitive) To remove glaze from.

(transitive) To abrade the cylinders of an engine to ensure a tight seal.

(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.

Source: Wiktionary


De*glaze", v. t.

Definition: To remove the glaze from, as pottery or porcelain, so as to give a dull finish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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