entwanzen

German

Etymology

From ent- +‎ Wanze (bug) +‎ -en.

Verb

entwanzen (weak, third-person singular present entwanzt, past tense entwanzte, past participle entwanzt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to debug (remove bugs from) [auxiliary sein]
    Synonym: entlausen
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to debug (remove listening devices) [auxiliary haben]
    Synonym: entsendern

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Entwanzer
  • Entwanzung

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