Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deflea
Participle: defleaed
Gerund: defleaing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deflea |
| you | deflea |
| he;she;it | defleas |
| we | deflea |
| you | deflea |
| they | deflea |
Perfect
| I | have defleaed |
| you | have defleaed |
| he;she;it | has defleaed |
| we | have defleaed |
| you | have defleaed |
| they | have defleaed |
Past
| I | defleaed |
| you | defleaed |
| he;she;it | defleaed |
| we | defleaed |
| you | defleaed |
| they | defleaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had defleaed |
| you | had defleaed |
| he;she;it | had defleaed |
| we | had defleaed |
| you | had defleaed |
| they | had defleaed |
Future
| I | will deflea |
| you | will deflea |
| he;she;it | will deflea |
| we | will deflea |
| you | will deflea |
| they | will deflea |
Future Perfect
| I | will have defleaed |
| you | will have defleaed |
| he;she;it | will have defleaed |
| we | will have defleaed |
| you | will have defleaed |
| they | will have defleaed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deflea |
| you | deflea |
| he;she;it | deflea |
| we | deflea |
| you | deflea |
| they | deflea |
Perfect
| I | have defleaed |
| you | have defleaed |
| he;she;it | have defleaed |
| we | have defleaed |
| you | have defleaed |
| they | have defleaed |
Imperfect
| I | defleaed |
| you | defleaed |
| he;she;it | defleaed |
| we | defleaed |
| you | defleaed |
| they | defleaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had defleaed |
| you | had defleaed |
| he;she;it | had defleaed |
| we | had defleaed |
| you | had defleaed |
| they | had defleaed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deflea |
| you | would deflea |
| he;she;it | would deflea |
| we | would deflea |
| you | would deflea |
| they | would deflea |
Perfect
| I | would have defleaed |
| you | would have defleaed |
| he;she;it | would have defleaed |
| we | would have defleaed |
| you | would have defleaed |
| they | would have defleaed |
Imperative
| you | deflea |
| we | Let's deflea |
| you | deflea |
Verbs conjugated like 'deflea'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deflea'
beflea,
deflex,
beflee,
debleat,
defeat,
defer,
defile,
deflect,
deflesh,
defloat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From de- + flea (noun).
Sample Sentences
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I had to deflea our cat with a flea comb, even though it wears a flea collar.
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The DDT powder does not kill the rats; it merely defleas them and lessens the likelihood of the spread of typhus fever from rat to man. [1948, University of Florida Publications in Experimental Applied Economics, volume 3, page 124:]
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A fine metal flea comb is an added aid in defleaing a cat, especially if you are the type who gains satisfaction from “cracking” fleas caught in the comb, or from trying to drown them in a glass of water! [1969, Elizabeth Charles, How to Keep Your Pet Healthy, page 99:]
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She cares personally for her dogs, feeds them, defleas them, shouts crossly at them when they misbehave. [1977, The New York Times Biographical Service, volume 8, page 57:]
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House, kennels, bedding, runs, all have to be defleaed, as well as the dogs. Note: If the dogs have to be wormed, it is wise to postpone any defleaing efforts for three weeks after worming. [1986, Pure-bred Dogs American Kennel Gazette, volume 103, page 95:]
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I had my own dog, but I also caught every stray dog in the neighborhood, washed and defleaed it, and anointed it with cologne (causing a great rumpus when discovered by one of my sisters from whom the cheap scent had been appropriated). [1989, Stuart Brent, Seven Stairs: An Adventure of the Heart, page 132:]
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I can get her defleaed. That wouldn't be a problem. I can pay for it now that I've got an after-school job. And Mom's a sucker for strays. [2008, Bev Cooke., Feral, page 17:]
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2009, Louis de Bernières, The Death of Miss Agatha Feakes, [originally published in 2009, Notwithstanding], Storycuts, 2011, unnumbered page,
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She sits in her armchair, and, one by one, she defleas her cats.