délester

From dé- +‎ lester.

• IPA^(key): /de.lɛs.te/

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délester

1. (transitive) to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.)
2. (transitive, figuratively)

   délester une route ― to divert traffic from a road, to reduce congestion on a road

3. (informal, ditransitive, with the indirect object taking de) to rid of
   • 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.

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4. (informal, ditransitive, with the indirect object taking de) to rob (to relieve someone of something of value)

   délester une vieille dame de ses bijoux ― to steal an old lady's jewellery (UK) or jewelry (US)

5. (reflexive, transitive with de) to get rid of, to cast off
6. (reflexive, figuratively, transitive with de) to get rid of, to unburden oneself of, to relieve oneself of

• “délester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.