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derat

derat verb: to rid of rats.

Verb

derat (third-person singular simple present derats, present participle deratting, simple past and past participle deratted)

  1. (transitive) To rid of rats.
    Synonyms:
    deratize

Synonyms of derat

Forms of derat

third-person singular presentderats
present participlederatting
past participlederatted
pastderatted

Origin of derat

From de- + rat.

Questions about derat

What does derat mean?
Derat means to rid of rats.
What part of speech is derat?
Derat is a verb.
What is the past tense of derat?
The past tense of derat is deratted.

Words near derat in the dictionary

  1. deranking
  2. derankings
  3. deranks
  4. Deranque
  5. Derartu
  6. derat
  7. derate
  8. derated
  9. derates
  10. derating
  11. deratings

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