detreat en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + treat.
Meanings
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(transitive) To reverse the treatment of.
The tolerance applied to corn seed that was treated with the pesticide captan as a seed protectant and later detreated by washing or roasting so that the seed could be used as an animal feed.
1993, Commerce Clearing House, Food, drug, cosmetic law reporter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detreating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detreats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| detreated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detreated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |