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delouse
[
dee-
lous
,
-
louz
]
Origin
de·louse
/
diˈlaʊs
,
-ˈlaʊz
/
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[
dee-
lous
,
-
louz
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
de·loused,
de·lous·ing.
to free of
lice
;
remove
lice
from.
Origin:
1915–20;
de-
+
louse
Related forms
de·lous·er,
noun
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
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delouse
(diːˈlaʊs, -ˈlaʊz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to rid (a person or animal) of lice as a sanitary measure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
delouse
1919, from de- + louse; first used in reference to World War I armies.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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