deworm

de·worm

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-wurm]
- /diˈwɜrm/
- /djˈuːɜːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-wurm]
- /diˈwɜrm/

Definitions of deworm word

verb deworm to rid or free of worms 3
verb transitive deworm worm (sense 14) 3
verb with object deworm worm (def 19). 1
noun deworm Treat (an animal) to free it of worms. 1
verb deworm To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs. 0

See all 5 definitions of deworm

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Origin of deworm

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; de- + worm

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Parts of speech for Deworm

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deworm

deworm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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