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PRONUNCIATION OF DELOUSE

delouse  [diːˈlaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delouse is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb delouse in English.

WHAT DOES DELOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delouse in the English dictionary

The definition of delouse in the dictionary is to rid of lice as a sanitary measure.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DELOUSE

PRESENT

Present
I delouse
you delouse
he/she/it delouses
we delouse
you delouse
they delouse
Present continuous
I am delousing
you are delousing
he/she/it is delousing
we are delousing
you are delousing
they are delousing
Present perfect
I have deloused
you have deloused
he/she/it has deloused
we have deloused
you have deloused
they have deloused
Present perfect continuous
I have been delousing
you have been delousing
he/she/it has been delousing
we have been delousing
you have been delousing
they have been delousing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deloused
you deloused
he/she/it deloused
we deloused
you deloused
they deloused
Past continuous
I was delousing
you were delousing
he/she/it was delousing
we were delousing
you were delousing
they were delousing
Past perfect
I had deloused
you had deloused
he/she/it had deloused
we had deloused
you had deloused
they had deloused
Past perfect continuous
I had been delousing
you had been delousing
he/she/it had been delousing
we had been delousing
you had been delousing
they had been delousing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will delouse
you will delouse
he/she/it will delouse
we will delouse
you will delouse
they will delouse
Future continuous
I will be delousing
you will be delousing
he/she/it will be delousing
we will be delousing
you will be delousing
they will be delousing
Future perfect
I will have deloused
you will have deloused
he/she/it will have deloused
we will have deloused
you will have deloused
they will have deloused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been delousing
you will have been delousing
he/she/it will have been delousing
we will have been delousing
you will have been delousing
they will have been delousing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would delouse
you would delouse
he/she/it would delouse
we would delouse
you would delouse
they would delouse
Conditional continuous
I would be delousing
you would be delousing
he/she/it would be delousing
we would be delousing
you would be delousing
they would be delousing
Conditional perfect
I would have delouse
you would have delouse
he/she/it would have delouse
we would have delouse
you would have delouse
they would have delouse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been delousing
you would have been delousing
he/she/it would have been delousing
we would have been delousing
you would have been delousing
they would have been delousing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you delouse
we let´s delouse
you delouse
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to delouse
Past participle
deloused
Present Participle
delousing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELOUSE


booklouse
ˈbʊkˌlaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
flouse
flaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
house
haʊs
Klaus
klaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
louse
laʊs
mouse
maʊs
Nicklaus
ˈnɪklaʊs
nous
naʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
spouse
spaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
Strauss
straʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs
woodlouse
ˈwʊdˌlaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELOUSE

delo
delocalisation
delocalise
delocalization
delocalize
delope
Delorme
Delors
Delors plan
Delos
delouser
delph
Delphi
Delphi technique
Delphian
Delphic
Delphic oracle
delphically
delphin

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELOUSE

bird louse
biting louse
blouse
chicken louse
crab louse
Father of the House
fish louse
girl´s blouse
jalouse
jealouse
jumping plant louse
lady of the house
middy blouse
overblouse
plant louse
sucking louse
the House
Toulouse
water louse
White House

Synonyms and antonyms of delouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «delouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELOUSE

Find out the translation of delouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消毒。
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delouse
570 millions of speakers

English

delouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

delouse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

delouse
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delouse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গা থেকে উকুন তাড়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épouiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengingati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lausen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シラミをとる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잡다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepenak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt rận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

delouse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोलोझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bitlerini ayıklamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delouse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odwszawić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

delouse
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despăduchea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεψειριάζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

delouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delouse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

delouse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delouse

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELOUSE»

The term «delouse» is normally little used and occupies the 148.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «delouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «delouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELOUSE»

Discover the use of delouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Pursuit of Justice
to treat Delouse the way he would want to be treated, so he told Delouse about the brief hook up with Amelia while they were not together, I believe that was when Delouse got aggressive with Amelia and who was calling who, is a mystery to ...
Nazreen Mohammed, 2010
2
Programs to Detect Changes in Programs: An Evaluation
D: and other drives are ignored unless CRCDOS is told to work them over. Like CHKSUM, CRCDOS will not automatically look at subdirectories of the specified target, unless you tell it to. 9 Delouse Much like CRCDOS. Delouse will process ...
David J. Stang, 1991
3
PASSING THROUGH
Book Three: Deneen Wagner aunt Delouse house, I said that she want to see you that, he haven not seen you a long time, then I told Peat my nephew that, I was leaving and that, I will see you all on tomorrow after I get up, Peat he said ok  ...
Deneen Wagner, 2013
4
Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: A Field Manual
... transmission Head lice lf shaving is culturally acceptable, adults and children can shave their heads: blades can be distributed to families Delouse new arrivals Pharmaceutical anti-lice insecticide lotions such as malathion or permethrin can  ...
Máire A. Connolly, 2005
5
The Pipil Language of El Salvador
CN ecauhyotl (Mol.) cf. (C) -ye:kah-yu (SD) ye:ktia (t.v.) despulgar, limpiar (milpa, piojos, pulgas) to delouse, to get rid of fleas, to clean, to pick ye:ktia (pres.) ye:ktih (pret.) ni-k-ye:ktih "I deloused him, I cleaned it" ye:ktih-tuk (perf.) cf. ye:k "good", ...
Lyle Campbell, 1985
6
Factors Affecting Calf Crop
IVD. PH i BXSV J-HAY BLACKLEG VlBRIO/lETO-5 PJEG. EUN HIDOU -CULL ALL OPEN HEIFERS -SELECT HEIFERS THAT: (RE EARLY BREEDERS No HISTORY OF ILLNESS -DEGRIA, DELOUSE -DEUORH IF NEEDED • VACCINATE: ...
Michael J. Fields, Robert S. Sand, 1993
7
Al-Adab al-mufrad
Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to visit Umm Hiram, the daughter of Milhan who was married to 'Ubada ibn as-Samit, and she would give him food and delouse his head. Then he slept and  ...
Muhammad b. Isma'il al- Bujari, 1990
8
Stories from the Marshall Islands: Bwebwenato Jān Aelōn̄ Kein
(It is permitted to delouse and pound on the demon I Sleep O-O I Sleep deeply.) ( The meaning of ma in the ancient language is 'pound'.) And their giving of food was concluded [placing food on the gravel. (According to the ancient custom of ...
Jack A. Tobin, 2002
9
Ken Hale: A Life in Language
Elsewhere I too have argued that, within mentalist approaches to language creation and language change, "the notion of 'creolization' as a unitary and distinct linguistic phenomenon evaporates" (DeGraff 1999b, 477). 14. Also see to delouse ...
Kenneth Locke Hale, Michael J. Kenstowicz, 2001
10
Reciprocals and Semantic Typology
... hit 45 two strong symmetrical simultaneous delouse 46 two strong symmetrical sequential look 47 three radial asymmetrical sequential hug 48 four chain asymmetrical sequential hit 49 six pair symmetrical simultaneous shake.hand 50 three ...
Nicholas Evans, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'We've All Got F***ing Nits!' - A Survival Guide
We arrived home facing not only the hell of jetlag, but the horror of having to delouse ourselves before returning to school and work the next ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
2
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for June 21
... and rash-based, wouldja? Now, grab a jar of Delouse-In-A-Jar, slather yourself head to toe, and prepare for the news! Sabu the Sex Predator ... «The Cryptosphere, Jun 15»
3
An Amendment to Restrict the Privilege of Voting
Is there any way to delouse America—to rid it of the parasitic infestation that is sucking America's life blood away—killing the host while feeding ... «Canada Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Speak Out: Don't touch my newspaper
... once again about the Washington politicians wheeling and dealing and new scandals by the day and how we need to "delouse Washington, ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
5
Speak Out: A presidential insult to Catholics
Our future looks grim unless we delouse Washington, D.C., as soon as possible. Alsip Joe. lRelated Speak Out: Prosecute Baltimore rioters. «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
6
Mom Gives Up Anti-Vax Stance Just Before Seven Children Get …
All the illegal kids being sent here should be greeted at the border with clippers to shave their heads, delouse them, and a tray of vaccines for ... «WTOP, Apr 15»
7
Shoa survivors share tales of liberation
They tried to delouse us. The planes flew over again and dropped K-rations, cartons of food, in colorful pink parachutes. We got a box of Spam ... «New Jersey Jewish News, Apr 15»
8
Dani Garavelli: Operation Bergen-Belsen
... accommodate 10,000 patients, but the transfer was hampered by the lack of resources and by the need to delouse everyone from Camp One. «Scotsman, Mar 15»
9
Poldark and You're Back In The Room review by CHRISTOPHER …
She claimed she was trying to delouse herself, but it was plain what had happened — a stray glance like a cinder from Poldark had set her hair ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Departing Dachau: A Holocaust Survivor's Liberation Story
... and were it not for the fact that the Germans had been using Zyklon-B to delouse the inmates, he most certainly would not have survived. «Newsweek, Jan 15»

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