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delouse

[dee-lous, -louz]
verb (used with object), de·loused, de·lous·ing.
  1. to free of lice; remove lice from.
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Origin of delouse

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + louse
Related formsde·lous·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for delouse

delouse

verb
  1. (tr) to rid (a person or animal) of lice as a sanitary measure
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Word Origin and History for delouse

v.

1918, from de- + louse. First used in reference to World War I armies. Related: Deloused; delousing.

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