delouse
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To remove lice from.
A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
- verb 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.
- verb To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
A deloused computer may still be considered no longer trustworthy.
Similar words
louse delint debug deblouse dehair defleece deflea unlasso delignate desludge
Often followed by
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Word family
deloused delouses delousing
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