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to deworm

to deworm

1 4.2
Give medicine to a person or animal to remove worms from their body
  • verb
  • /diˈwɜrm/
translation icon : desparacitar
  • After the vet visit, I need to deworm my cat to eliminate any potential parasites.
  • deworm every child

Examples

  • So the problem is that when you're dewormed, that may interfere with the transmission of the disease.

  • One thing is making sure that we deworm Meg and we don't just focus on the puppy.

    Blog text (14)

  • All of these kids who are not immunized, kids who are not dewormed, kids who drink dirty water and adults also.

  • I'll deworm Buster... ...at 12, do the EKG at 12:30.

    Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

  • When was she dewormed?

    Blog text (19)

  • The Ministry of Health should integrate deworming into the existing health infrastructure so that every time a child is reached for any health service, the child is also dewormed.

    Academic text (2007)

  • It is important to deworm your pets regularly to keep them healthy.

  • Vets recommend that you deworm your dog at least twice a year.

Synonyms

to worm
vsto deworm
  • UK
2 6.7

To give medicine to an animal or person to remove small animals living inside the body

includes other treatment methods and not only medicine

Surface Forms

deworm infinitive
dewormed past
dewormed past participle
deworming present participle
deworms third person singular

Morphology

deworm = worm (transparent) = de + worm

The meaning is directly compositional: 'de-' means remove and 'worm' names what is being removed from the body.

Etymology

Deworm comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the word worm for a parasite. So to deworm an animal or person is to give medicine that takes the worms out of the body.