desurface
transitive verb
de·surface
(ˈ)dē,
də̇+
: to remove a surface layer from
especially : to strip of topsoil
Word History
Etymology
de- + surface (noun)
- numeracy
- numeral
- numerally
- numerals
- numerate
- numerated
- numerates
- numerating
- numeration
- numerations
- numerative
- numerator
- numerators
- numeric
- numerical
- numerical analysis
- numerical control
- numerical rating system
- numerical taxonomic
- numerical taxonomist
- numerical taxonomy
- numerical value
- numerically
- numerically controlled
- numerics