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derat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-r-at
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rid of rats.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English rat English derat From de- + rat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

derats (present, singular) deratting (participle, present) deratted (participle, past) deratted (past)

Synonyms

deratize

Questions

What does derat mean?
To rid of rats.
Where does derat come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English rat English derat From de- + rat.

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