˜yÐÄvlog

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disinfest

[ dis-in-fest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to rid of insects, rodents, etc.


disinfest

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õɪ²Ôˈ´ÚÉ›²õ³Ù /

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

  • »å¾±²õËŒ¾±²Ô´Ú±ð²õˈ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õ·¾±²Ôî€Ð­±ð²õ·³Ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disinfest1

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

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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.

From

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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