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kerosene
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
Translations
kerosenes
pl
The old lantern was filled with kerosene to provide light during the power outage.
La vieille lanterne était remplie de kérosène pour fournir de la lumière pendant la panne de courant.
kerosened
Past Simple
kerosened
Past Participle
kerosening
Gerund
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to treat with kerosene’.
Synonyms
wet with kerosene
treat with kerosene
saturate with kerosene
soak in kerosene
douse with kerosene
UK
/ˈkɛrəsiːn/
US
/ˈkɛrəˌsin/
Used attributively: e.g., “kerosene lamp”, “kerosene heater”.
Additional translations
Definitions
The old lantern was filled with kerosene to provide light during the power outage.
The workers kerosened the timber to protect it from insects.
They switched from electric to a kerosene heater during the blackout.