wormed

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To treat an animal or a plant with worms or their eggs, usually for parasitic infestations.

  - "Farmers often worm their livestock to prevent parasitic infestations."
  - "The gardener wormed his roses to protect them from damaging nematodes."

• Intransitive verb

  To become infested with worms.

  - "The fish were all wormed before being cooked."
  - "The soil was wormed with earthworms."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wormed
swarmed , charmed , harm

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Variants

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worm , wormed , worming , worms , worm into , wormed into , worming into , worms into , worm out of , wormed out of , worming out of , worms out of

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to treat with worms' in the sense of using them as a remedy or cure. This usage dates back to Old English 'wormian'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'wormed' was first recorded in the English language around the 14th century.

2. Earthworms play a crucial role in soil health by aerating the soil, improving its structure, and increasing its water-holding capacity.

3. Parasitic worms can cause various diseases in humans, including intestinal worms, filariasis, and schistosomiasis.

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Related Concepts

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1. Parasitic worms: A class of multicellular organisms that live in or on a host organism and derive their nutrients at the host's expense.

2. Worm infestation: A medical condition where an organism is infested with worms, leading to various health issues.

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Culture

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Worming has been a common practice in agriculture and horticulture for centuries, used to prevent and treat infestations of various parasitic worms. It is also a crucial part of animal husbandry and fisheries.

How to Memorize "wormed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a farmer applying worm medicine to his livestock, or visualize earthworms in the soil.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a worm treatment or infestation, or remember it as a verb meaning 'to treat with worms'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word with 'wormy' situations, such as a farm filled with worms or a garden infested with earthworms.

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