delouse
verb/ˌdiːˈlaʊs/
/ˌdiːˈlaʊs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they delouse | /ˌdiːˈlaʊs/ /ˌdiːˈlaʊs/ |
| he / she / it delouses | /ˌdiːˈlaʊsɪz/ /ˌdiːˈlaʊsɪz/ |
| past simple deloused | /ˌdiːˈlaʊst/ /ˌdiːˈlaʊst/ |
| past participle deloused | /ˌdiːˈlaʊst/ /ˌdiːˈlaʊst/ |
| -ing form delousing | /ˌdiːˈlaʊsɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈlaʊsɪŋ/ |
- delouse somebody/something to remove lice (= small insects) from somebody’s hair or from an animal’s coatTopics Appearancec2
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