delouse
To remove lice fromTo remove lice from.
» All workers are required to disrobe and enter the delousing chamber.
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3 sensesTo remove lice from.
A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
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вычёсывать вшейvyčósyvatʹ všej
free of lice
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.
(transitive)To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
A deloused computer may still be considered no longer trustworthy.
Examples
1 sentencesAll workers are required to disrobe and enter the delousing chamber.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
delouses, delousing, deloused, delousedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.