exfoliate
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Etymology [edit]
From exfoliāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex (“out of”, “from”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and the French exfolier.
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exfoliate (third-person singular simple present exfoliates, present participle exfoliating, simple past and past participle exfoliated)
- To remove the leaves from a plant.
- To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
- (mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
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Translations [edit]
to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
exfōliāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of exfōliō
