delouse

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːˈlaʊs/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːˈlaʊs/
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verb
R

To clean someone's hair or an animal's fur to get rid of lice.

The school nurse had to delouse several children who had brought lice from home.

translation

v. To clean someone's hair or an animal's fur to get rid of lice.

Word Forms

3rd Present delouses
Past deloused
Perfect deloused
Progressive delousing