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defibrate
[ dee-fahy-breyt ]
/ di藞fa瑟 bre瑟t /
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verb (used with object), de路fi路brat路ed, de路fi路brat路ing.
to break (wood, paper, garbage, etc.) into fibrous components; reduce to fibers.
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