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scavenging

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scavenge


Main Entry:
scav·enge Listen to the pronunciation of scavenge
Pronunciation:
\ˈska-vənj, -vinj\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
scav·enged; scav·eng·ing
Etymology:
back-formation from scavenger
Date:
circa 1644
transitive verb1 a (1): to remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area (2): to clean away dirt or refuse from : cleanse <scavenge a street> b: to feed on (carrion or refuse)2 a: to remove (burned gases) from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine after a working stroke b: to remove (as an undesirable constituent) from a substance or region by chemical or physical means c: to clean and purify (molten metal) by taking up foreign elements in chemical union3: to salvage from discarded or refuse material; also : to salvage usable material fromintransitive verb: to work or act as a scavenger
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