Delead

//diːˈlɛd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the lead (metal) from. transitive

    "Most feel that the deleading should be carried out only in the hospital and with adequate laboratory checks, although Belknap, cited above, deleads patients in mild cases while they are ambulatory but under close supervision."

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"Most feel that the deleading should be carried out only in the hospital and with adequate laboratory checks, although Belknap, cited above, deleads patients in mild cases while they are ambulatory but under close supervision."

Etymology

From de- + lead.

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