verb
- to remove polish from; to make less polished or refined
Usage: rare; typically used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The harsh treatment depolishes the surface of the marble.
- Years of neglect depolishes what was once a gleaming finish.
- Careless handling depolishes the refined appearance of the antique.
- The weathering depolishes the once-lustrous wood.
- She worried that the accident would depolish her carefully maintained reputation.