délester
Meanings
Verb
1. to unballast, to remove ballast from (a ship, balloon, etc.) (transitive)
2. to divert, to decongest (traffic, a road, etc.) (transitive, figuratively)
3. to rid, to relieve (someone) (transitive, informal)
4. to rob (someone) (transitive, informal)
5. to get rid of, to cast off (reflexive)
6. to get rid, to unburden oneself, to relieve oneself (reflexive, figuratively)
Examples2
délester une route
to divert traffic from a road, to reduce congestion on a road
délester une vieille dame de ses bijoux
to steal an old lady's jewellery/jewelry