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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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Example Sentences

Then in wrath I too arose from that lowly but lively couch between the oats and the bar and sullenly went out under the starlit sky to find Mr. Gilman energetically whipping his shirt over a wagon wheel to disinfest it from fleas.

When Berlioz heard Soprano Adelina Patti sing the air, he remarked wryly that "its fragrance alone was sufficient to disinfest the rest of the work."

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