delouse.
To remove lice from.
Meaning & usage
To remove lice from.
A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
To apply insecticides or insect repellents to, in order to be sure that no lice or other parasites are present.
During the Korean Conflict, American soldiers were deloused with DDT upon entering basic training.
To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
A deloused computer may still be considered no longer trustworthy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *lewH-? Proto-Germanic *lūs Proto-West Germanic *lūs Old English lūs Middle English lous English louse English delouse From de- + louse.
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