Home › Words › D › deinkdeinkdeink means to remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.EtymologyFrom de- + ink.verbTo remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.e.g.“Paper may need to be deinked as part of the recycling process.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dekink 69% match — To remove kinks from. vs deink →dechemicalize 63% match — To remove chemicals from. vs deink →destinkify 62% match — To mask or remove the odor from; to deodorize. vs deink →unkink 61% match — To remove the kinks from. vs deink →destink 61% match — Synonym of destinkify. vs deink →decolorize 60% match — To remove the color from. vs deink →delignify 60% match — To remove the lignin from (wood pulp). vs deink →decolourize 59% match — To drain of colour, to remove the colour from. vs deink →