/ diː; NAmE / prefix (in verbs and related nouns, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
the opposite of :
decentralization
2.
removing sth :
to defrost the refrigerator (= remove layers of ice from it)
/ diː; NAmE / prefix (in verbs and related nouns, adjectives and adverbs)
1.
the opposite of :
decentralization
2.
removing sth :
to defrost the refrigerator (= remove layers of ice from it)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005