detick

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verb

to remove ticks (parasitic arachnids) from

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Meanings

verbdetick (third-person singular simple present deticks, present participle deticking, simple past and past participle deticked)

present singular third person deticks · participle present deticking · participle past deticked · past deticked

  1. transitiveto remove ticks (parasitic arachnids) from

Origin

From de- + tick.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ticked
Cite this entry
APA

detick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detick

MLA

“detick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detick.

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