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delouse

[ dee-lous, -louz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·loused, de·lous·ing.
  1. to free of lice; louse; remove lice from.

delouse

/ diːˈlaʊs; -ˈlaʊz /

verb

  1. tr to rid (a person or animal) of lice as a sanitary measure

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  • de·louser noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delouse1

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + louse

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