dis·bud
(dĭs-bŭd′)tr.v. dis·bud·ded,
dis·bud·ding,
dis·buds 1. To remove buds from (a plant) to promote better blooms from the remaining buds or control the shape of the plant.
2. To prevent the growth of horns on (livestock) by destroying or removing newly developing horns.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
disbud
(dɪsˈbʌd) or debud
vb,
-buds,
-budding or -budded1. (Horticulture) to remove superfluous buds, flowers, or shoots from (a plant, esp a fruit tree)
2. (Veterinary Science) vet science to remove the horn buds of (calves, lambs, and kids) to prevent horns growing
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dis•bud
(dɪsˈbʌd)
v.t. -bud•ded, -bud•ding. to remove buds from (a plant) to enhance its shape or to improve its bloom.
[1715–25]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
disbud
Past participle: disbudded
Gerund: disbudding
Present |
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I disbud |
you disbud |
he/she/it disbuds |
we disbud |
you disbud |
they disbud |
Preterite |
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I disbudded |
you disbudded |
he/she/it disbudded |
we disbudded |
you disbudded |
they disbudded |
Present Continuous |
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I am disbudding |
you are disbudding |
he/she/it is disbudding |
we are disbudding |
you are disbudding |
they are disbudding |
Present Perfect |
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I have disbudded |
you have disbudded |
he/she/it has disbudded |
we have disbudded |
you have disbudded |
they have disbudded |
Past Continuous |
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I was disbudding |
you were disbudding |
he/she/it was disbudding |
we were disbudding |
you were disbudding |
they were disbudding |
Past Perfect |
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I had disbudded |
you had disbudded |
he/she/it had disbudded |
we had disbudded |
you had disbudded |
they had disbudded |
Future |
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I will disbud |
you will disbud |
he/she/it will disbud |
we will disbud |
you will disbud |
they will disbud |
Future Perfect |
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I will have disbudded |
you will have disbudded |
he/she/it will have disbudded |
we will have disbudded |
you will have disbudded |
they will have disbudded |
Future Continuous |
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I will be disbudding |
you will be disbudding |
he/she/it will be disbudding |
we will be disbudding |
you will be disbudding |
they will be disbudding |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been disbudding |
you have been disbudding |
he/she/it has been disbudding |
we have been disbudding |
you have been disbudding |
they have been disbudding |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been disbudding |
you will have been disbudding |
he/she/it will have been disbudding |
we will have been disbudding |
you will have been disbudding |
they will have been disbudding |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been disbudding |
you had been disbudding |
he/she/it had been disbudding |
we had been disbudding |
you had been disbudding |
they had been disbudding |
Conditional |
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I would disbud |
you would disbud |
he/she/it would disbud |
we would disbud |
you would disbud |
they would disbud |
Past Conditional |
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I would have disbudded |
you would have disbudded |
he/she/it would have disbudded |
we would have disbudded |
you would have disbudded |
they would have disbudded |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers |
| 2. | disbud - destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)dehorn - take the horns off (an animal) |
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