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DEMYELINATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destroy the myelin sheath of

Example:

the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "demyelinate" is one way to...):

destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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