delouse

[ dee-lous, -louz ]
/ diˈlaʊs, -ˈlaʊz /

verb (used with object), de·loused, de·lous·ing.

to free of lice; remove lice from.

Origin of delouse

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + louse

OTHER WORDS FROM delouse

de·lous·er, noun

Words nearby delouse

delores, deloria, delorme, delors, delos, delouse, delphi, delphi technique, delphian, delphian node, delphic

British Dictionary definitions for delouse

delouse
/ (diːˈlaʊs, -ˈlaʊz) /

verb

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