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deratize

deratize verb: synonym of derat (“to rid of rats”).

Verb

deratize (third-person singular simple present deratizes, present participle deratizing, simple past and past participle deratized)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of derat (“to rid of rats”).
    Synonyms:
    derat

Synonyms of deratize

Forms of deratize

third-person singular presentderatizes
present participlederatizing
past participlederatized
pastderatized

Origin of deratize

From de- + rat + -ize.

Questions about deratize

What does deratize mean?
Deratize means synonym of derat (“to rid of rats”).
What part of speech is deratize?
Deratize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deratize?
The past tense of deratize is deratized.

Words near deratize in the dictionary

  1. derationed
  2. derationing
  3. derations
  4. deratization
  5. deratizations
  6. deratize
  7. deratized
  8. deratizes
  9. deratizing
  10. derats
  11. deratted

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