detreat

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verb

To reverse the treatment of.

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Meanings

verbdetreat (third-person singular simple present detreats, present participle detreating, simple past and past participle detreated)

present singular third person detreats · participle present detreating · participle past detreated · past detreated

  1. transitiveTo reverse the treatment of.

    The tolerance applied to corn seed that was treated with the pesticide captan as a seed protectant and later detreated by washing or roasting so that the seed could be used as an animal feed.

    1993, Commerce Clearing House, Food, drug, cosmetic law reporter

Origin

From de- + treat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

treatedReadett
Cite this entry
APA

detreat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detreat

MLA

“detreat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detreat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detreat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detreat.

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