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deratize

verb

Etymology

From de- + rat + -ize.

  1. derived from *Hreh₃d-✻ — “to scrape, scratch, gnaw”
  2. inherited from *rattaz✻
  3. inherited from *ratt✻
  4. inherited from rætt
  5. inherited from ratte
  6. formed as deratize — “de- + rat + -ize”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

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