Deredden

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To correct for redshift. transitive
  2. 2
    To make less red; to remove the red from. transitive

    "Cold made noses of Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and others of the Walter Wanger cast red. Hence, Makeup Man Kaufman had problem of dereddening noses."

Synonyms

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unredden

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"Cold made noses of Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and others of the Walter Wanger cast red. Hence, Makeup Man Kaufman had problem of dereddening noses."

Etymology

From de- + redden.

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