delouse
verb
de·louse
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˈlau̇s
, -ˈlau̇z\
, -ˈlau̇z\
deloused;
delousing;
delouses
Definition of delouse
: to remove lice from
Examples of delouse in a Sentence
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Taking the opposing view is Alexios Mantzarlis, the head of the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, who is working with Facebook to delouse the News Feed of falsehoods. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, "Why Can’t Facebook Tell the Truth?," 10 May 2018 If Lice Busters is the Old Navy of delousing, Licenders is the J. Crew. — Amy Sohn, New York Times, "The Lice Ladies of Brooklyn Go Corporate," 8 June 2017 The Mars Volta: Deloused in the Comatorium (2003), Frances the Mute (2005), Amputechture (2006), The Bedlam in Goliath (2008), Octahedron (2009) — Scott Thill, WIRED, "Listen Up! Best Music of the Millennium … So Far," 24 Dec. 2009These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'delouse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for delouse
delouse
verb
English Language Learners Definition of delouse
: to remove lice from (someone or something)
See the full definition for delouse in the English Language Learners Dictionary
delouse
transitive verb
de·louse
| \ (ˈ)dē-ˈlau̇s
, -ˈlau̇z
\
, -ˈlau̇z
\
deloused;
delousing
Medical Definition of delouse
: to remove lice from