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disinfest

[ dis-in-fest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to rid of insects, rodents, etc.


disinfest

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛst /

verb

  1. tr to rid of vermin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˌinfesˈtation, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·infes·tation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disinfest1

First recorded in 1915–20; dis- 1 + infest

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