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delouse

The English word “delouse” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To remove lice from.
  2. To apply insecticides or insect repellents to, in order to be sure that no lice or other parasites are present.
  3. To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.

Etymology

From de- + louse.

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