delouse (redirected from delousing)

de·louse  (d-lous)

tr.v. de·loused, de·lous·ing, de·lous·es

To rid (a person or an animal) of lice by physical or chemical means.

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delouse [diːˈlaʊs -ˈlaʊz]

vb

(tr) to rid (a person or animal) of lice as a sanitary measure

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

delouse - free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

Translations

delouse [diːˈaʊs] VT → despiojar, espulgar

delouse [ˌdiːˈlaʊs ˌdiːˈlaʊz] vt [+ person, animal] → épouiller

delouse

vt → entlausen

delouse [diːˈlaʊs] vt → spidocchiare

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delouse [diːˈlaʊs] vt → spidocchiare