disinsectize

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Etymology

From dis- +‎ insect +‎ -ize.

Verb

disinsectize (third-person singular simple present disinsectizes, present participle disinsectizing, simple past and past participle disinsectized)

  1. To rid of insects.
    • 1964, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations, Interagency Coordination in Environmental Hazards (pesticides), page 245:
      The investigation of ionizing radiation as a possible substitute for fumigation, heat, or cold treatments to disinsectize fruits, vegetables, and baggage has been promising enough to justify continued attention.
    • 1976, United States. Army Medical Service, Preventive Medicine in World War II.: Civil affairs, page 563:
      The new regulation permitted the military medical officers of either nation to inspect and disinsectize their own ships and aircraft.
    • 1994, Robert L. Metcalf, William H. Luckmann, Introduction to Insect Pest Management, page 615:
      Every effort should be made to flyproof the privy and to disinsectize it daily with lime or a similar agent.