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Definition of declutter verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

declutter

verb
 
/diːˈklʌtə(r)/
 
/diːˈklʌtər/
(also de-clutter)
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they declutter
 
/diːˈklʌtə(r)/
 
/diːˈklʌtər/
he / she / it declutters
 
/diːˈklʌtəz/
 
/diːˈklʌtərz/
past simple decluttered
 
/diːˈklʌtəd/
 
/diːˈklʌtərd/
past participle decluttered
 
/diːˈklʌtəd/
 
/diːˈklʌtərd/
-ing form decluttering
 
/diːˈklʌtərɪŋ/
 
/diːˈklʌtərɪŋ/
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  1. to remove things that you do not use so that you have more space and can easily find things when you need them
    • Moving is a good opportunity to declutter.
    • declutter something a 7-step plan to help you declutter your home
    • Declutter one room at a time.
    • She helps people declutter their schedules, houses, and minds.
See declutter in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ripple effect
noun
 
 
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