Definition of "defat" [defat]

• To remove fat from: had to defat the chicken stock. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Then you let it rest, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, drain and defat the juices, and serve them with the chicken."
• "While the turkey was resting and I was busy trying to drain, defat, reduce and season the gravy I didn't have to worry about fresh-cooking a veggie and trying to get it on the table while still green and crisp."
• "But a defat in a referendum woould instantly remove all this prressure for 10 years going on 25."