délester

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French

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Etymology

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From dé- +‎ lester.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.lɛs.te/
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Verb

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délester

  1. (transitive) to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to divert, to decongest (traffic, a road, etc.)
    délester une routeto divert traffic from a road, to reduce congestion on a road
  3. (transitive, informal) to rid, to relieve (someone) [with de ‘of someone/something unwanted’]
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      J’avais l’impression, fugitive, de m’élever. D’approcher d’une sorte de magie du verbe, délesté de toute scorie, de tout gras.
      I had the fleeting impression of rising. Of approaching a sort of the verb, relieve of all slag, of all fat.
  4. (transitive, informal) to rob (someone) [with de ‘of someone/something valuable’]
    délester une vieille dame de ses bijouxto steal an old lady's jewellery/jewelry (literally, “to rob an old lady of her jewellery/jewelry”)
  5. (reflexive) to get rid of, to cast off [with de ‘something’]
  6. (reflexive, figuratively) to get rid, to unburden oneself, to relieve oneself [with de ‘of something’]

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