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Definition of Delouse
1. Verb. Free of lice. "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"
Definition of Delouse
1. Verb. To remove lice. ¹
2. Verb. To apply insecticides or insect repellents in order to be sure that no lice or other parasites are present. ¹
3. Verb. (computing) to remove malicious software such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delouse
1. to remove lice from [v -LOUSED, -LOUSING, -LOUSES]
Medical Definition of Delouse
1. To remove lice from; to free from infestation with lice; used especially of prophylaxis of louse-borne diseases. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delouse
Literary usage of Delouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Programs to Detect Changes in Programs: Product Evaluations by David J. Stang (1991)
"For example, delouse allows you to build a list of critical system files that
are normally subject to attack, and check them periodically for changes. ..."
2. Friends Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1868)
"By delouse of Commons the ruling power in the State. But the question of late
years has and selected few shall be represented in the een, whether the people ..."
3. A Text-book of Elementary Military Hygiene and Sanitation by Frank R. Keefer (1918)
"delouse. To free from lice. Delusion. A false mental impression as to things
perceived by the senses. Depressant. ..."
4. Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"The embarkation plant at Bordeaux, if pressed, could cleanse, delouse, equip,
and otherwise prepare for the home voyage 180000 men in a month. ..."
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