disinfest

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verb

To eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.

OriginEnglish infest ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdisinfest (third-person singular simple present disinfests, present participle disinfesting, simple past and past participle disinfested)

present singular third person disinfests · participle present disinfesting · participle past disinfested · past disinfested

  1. transitiveTo eliminate insects, vermin, or other pests from.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishinfest
  7. Englishdisinfest

From dis- + infest.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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