To remove the pit or stone from a fruit.
From French 'de-' (remove) + 'pit' (from pitte, a small stone). This straightforward word combines Germanic 'pit' with the Latin prefix 'de-' meaning removal, emerging in cooking terminology.
While most people say 'pit' as both noun and verb, saying 'depit' sounds fancier and follows the same pattern as 'debark' or 'derail'—removing something from something else.
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