depolishv.
/dɪˈpɒlɪʃ/ transitive. To remove the polish from, deprive of polish.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > make uneven [verb (transitive)] > make rough > deprive of polish
unpolish1598
depolish1876
1876 J. Tyndall Niagara in Fragm. Sci. (ed. 5) i. vii. 237 Glass may be depolished by the impact of fine shot.
Derivatives
deˈpolished adj.
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1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 639 [Gilding] The surface [prepared for gilding] should now appear somewhat depolished; for when it is very smooth, the gold does not adhere so well.
1884 Public Opinion 5 Sept. 305/1 A depolished bowl with cut facets.
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