Home › Words › D › dehelminthizedehelminthizedehelminthize means to remove the parasitic worms from (an infected host).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dehelminthize ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom de- + helminth + -ize.verbTo remove the parasitic worms from (an infected host).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dehelminthization 92% match — The removal of parasitic worms from the infected host. vs dehelminthize →deparasitize 75% match — To remove parasites (from) vs dehelminthize →deworming 71% match — The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal. vs dehelminthize →deparasitization 70% match — The removal of parasites vs dehelminthize →deworm 68% match — To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs. vs dehelminthize →deparasitized 66% match — freed from parasites vs dehelminthize →deparasitation 66% match — The removal of parasites vs dehelminthize →anthelmintic 63% match — Destructive to parasitic worms. vs dehelminthize →