deheat

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Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ heat

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Verb[edit]

deheat (third-person singular simple present deheats, present participle deheating, simple past and past participle deheated)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) To cool.
    • 1959, Flying, volumes 64-65, page 82:
      Carburetor heat and mixture controls are also located on the console. A small electric fan sits on the floor to demist the bubble. It also comes in handy to deheat the pilot.
    • 1985, Julius Richard Scruggs, God is faithful, page 21:
      When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the flaming furnace, Qod had already instructed his angel to deheat the flames and make them function like an air conditioner.

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