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deworm

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Hey, Ethel, you know it's your turn to deworm the cat?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm English deworm From de- + worm.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: madottaa — to cause to excrete worms
  • French: vermifuger — to cause to excrete worms
  • French: déparasiter — to cause to excrete worms
  • German: entwurmen — to cause to excrete worms
  • Italian: sverminare — to cause to excrete worms
  • Portuguese: desparasitar — to cause to excrete worms
  • Spanish: desparasitar — to cause to excrete worms