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delead en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈlɛd/

Etymology

From de- + lead.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the lead (metal) from.
    • 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. 1941, Rutherford Thompson Johnstone, Occupational diseases: diagnosis, medicolegal aspects and treatment:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deleaded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deleaded Tense=Past lexicographic
deleads Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deleading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic