delouse

de·louse | \ (ˌ)dē-ˈlau̇s

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, -ˈlau̇z \

deloused; delousing; delouses

Definition of delouse

transitive verb

: to remove lice from

Examples of delouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was fingerprinted, photographed, made to strip and told to brace himself for a tub of delousing liquid. — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, "When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested," 16 Oct. 2019 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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“Delouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delouse. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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