disinfest

dis·in·fest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-in-fest]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛst/
- /ˌdɪ.sɪn.ˈfest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-in-fest]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛst/

Definitions of disinfest word

verb with object disinfest to rid of insects, rodents, etc. 1
noun disinfest Rid (someone or something) of infesting vermin. 1
verb disinfest to rid of vermin 0
verb transitive disinfest to remove insects, small rodents, or other pests from 0
verb disinfest (Transitive Verb) To eliminate insects, and vermin, and similar unwanted plagues of pests from. 0

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Origin of disinfest

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Disinfest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Disinfest

disinfest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Antonyms for disinfest

verb disinfest

infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.

Just one Antonym for disinfest