Dictionary

delouse en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *lewH-? Proto-Germanic *lūs Proto-West Germanic *lūs Old English lūs Middle English lous English louse English delouse From de- + louse.

Meanings

1. To remove lice from.
   • A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
2. 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.
3. (transitive) To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
   • A deloused computer may still be considered no longer trustworthy.

Forms

Deriveds

delouser

Relateds

demouse

Translations (33)

nn avlusa (to remove lice from) · fi puhdistaa täistä (to remove lice from) · tl hinguthan (to remove lice from) · cy dileuo (to remove lice from) · su nyiaran (to remove lice from) · pt espiolhar (to remove lice from) · ca espollar (to remove lice from) · hy քթվել (to remove lice from) · pt despiolhar (to remove lice from) · cy dihaeddu (to remove lice from) · ro păduchea (to remove lice from) · es despiojar (to remove lice from) · cmn 驅除蝨子 /驱除虱子 (to remove lice from) · fr épouiller (to remove lice from) · fi poistaa täit (to remove lice from) · es espulgar (to remove lice from) · la pediculo (to remove lice from) · wa spûyter (to remove lice from) · gl catar os piollos (to remove lice from) · nb avluse (to remove lice from) · tl hingutuhan (to remove lice from) · bcl hinguto (to remove lice from) · ro despăduchea (to remove lice from) · wa dispûsler (to remove lice from) · ru вычёсывать вшей (to remove lice from) · de entlausen (to remove lice from) · ta பேன்பார் (to remove lice from) · ceb hinguto (to remove lice from) · rup dispiducljedz (to remove lice from) · su mundayan (to remove lice from) · ca esplugar (to remove lice from) · it spidocchiare (to remove lice from) · nl ontluizen (to remove lice from)