verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To rid of fleas. transitive

   "I had to deflea our cat with a flea comb, even though it wears a flea collar."

Synonyms

All synonyms

flea

Example

More examples

"I had to deflea our cat with a flea comb, even though it wears a flea collar."

Etymology

From de- + flea (noun).

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