delouse
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de·louse
(dē-lous′)tr.v. de·loused, de·lous·ing, de·lous·es
To rid (a person or an animal) of lice by physical or chemical means.
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delouse
(diːˈlaʊs; -ˈlaʊz)vb
(tr) to rid (a person or animal) of lice as a sanitary measure
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de•louse
(diˈlaʊs, -ˈlaʊz)v.t. -loused, -lous•ing.
to free of lice; remove lice from.
[1915–20]
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delouse
Past participle: deloused
Gerund: delousing
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| Verb | 1. | delouse - free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps" |
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