degrease
verb
de·grease
(ˌ)dē-ˈgrēs 
(ˌ)dē-ˈgrēz
(ˌ)dē-ˈgrēz
degreased; degreasing; degreases
: to remove grease from
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Stay ahead of the grime by regularly degreasing after cooking.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Learn how to degrease an oven using vinegar, and its pantry friend, baking soda.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, cleaning and degreasing your whole oven regularly is recommended.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
Extending more than six miles long and a mile wide, the plume contains harmful volatile organic compounds resulting from decades of degreasing solvents used in local manufacturing from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Learn how to degrease an oven using vinegar, and its pantry friend, baking soda.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
Of course, cleaning and degreasing your whole oven regularly is recommended.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
Extending more than six miles long and a mile wide, the plume contains harmful volatile organic compounds resulting from decades of degreasing solvents used in local manufacturing from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Degrease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degrease. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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