1 C1 neutral
To heat an oven, chamber, or material at high temperature to remove residual chemicals, oils, or moisture before use.
"You should bake out a new oven before cooking in it to burn off factory coatings."
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bake out
C1 neutral separable transitive
To use sustained heat to remove moisture, gases, or contaminants from a material or enclosed space.
In plain English
To heat something up for a long time so that any bad smells, chemicals, or moisture come out of it.
What does "bake out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 formal
(Engineering/science) To apply heat to a device or component to drive out absorbed gases or moisture.
"The engineers baked out the vacuum chamber overnight before running the experiment."
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Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To bake something outward — fairly transparent in technical contexts.
Actually means
To heat something up for a long time so that any bad smells, chemicals, or moisture come out of it.
Usage tip
Common in industrial, scientific, and engineering contexts. For example, new ovens are often 'baked out' before first use to remove manufacturing residues. Also used in vacuum technology and electronics.
Words that pair with "bake out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
oven chamber moisture residue vacuum contaminants
How to conjugate "bake out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
bake out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bakes out
he/she/it
Past simple
baked out
yesterday
Past participle
baked out
have + pp
-ing form
baking out
continuous
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