deworm

From de- + worm.

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deworm (third-person singular simple present deworms, present participle deworming, simple past and past participle dewormed)

1. To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.

   Hey, Ethel, you know it's your turn to deworm the cat?

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