delouse

[ dee-lous, -louz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·loused, de·lous·ing.

1. to free of lice; louse; remove lice from.

delouse

/ -ˈlaʊz; diːˈlaʊs /

verb

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

Other Words From

• de·louser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of delouse¹

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + louse