delouse

verb
de·​louse | \ (ˌ)dē-ˈlau̇s How to pronounce delouse (audio) , -ˈlau̇z\
deloused; delousing; delouses

Definition of delouse

transitive verb

: to remove lice from

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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. 2009

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First Known Use of delouse

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

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delouse

verb

English Language Learners Definition of delouse

: to remove lice from (someone or something)

delouse

transitive verb
de·​louse | \ (ˈ)dē-ˈlau̇s How to pronounce delouse (audio) , -ˈlau̇z How to pronounce delouse (audio) \
deloused; delousing

Medical Definition of delouse

: to remove lice from