- exfoliate ex·fo·li·ate
- [ɛks'fəʊlɪeɪt]
1. vifare il peeling2. vtfare il peeling a
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exfoliate ex·fo·li·ate
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Exfoliate — Ex*fo li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exfoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exfoliating}.] [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.] 1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces of carious bone or of bark. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exfoliate — Ex*fo li*ate v. t. To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface of. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exfoliate — 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki s disease and Reiter s syndrome. 2) To deliberately wear away the top layer of skin, as many be done gently by a facial technologist who is applying … Medical dictionary
exfoliate — ex|fo|li|ate [eksˈfəulieıt US ˈfou ] v [I and T] to remove dead cells from your skin in order to make it smoother >exfoliation [eksˌfəuliˈeıʃən US ˌfou ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
exfoliate — ex|fo|li|ate [ eks foulieıt ] verb intransitive or transitive to wash or rub your face or body in order to remove dead skin cells … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exfoliate — ex·fo·li·ate || eks fəʊlɪeɪt v. remove in layers, peel off in thin sections; shed in layers; flake off (such as dead skin) … English contemporary dictionary
exfoliate — ex·fo·li·ate … English syllables
exfoliate — ex•fo•li•ate [[t]ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to throw off in scales, splinters, etc 2) srg to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae 3) to peel off in thin fragments 4) gel a) to split or swell into a… … From formal English to slang
ex|fo|li|ate — «ehks FOH lee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. 1. to come off in scales or layers; peel. 2. to become scaly or layered: »Gypsum exfoliates when placed before a blowpipe. 3. to throw off sc … Useful english dictionary
Exfoliated — Exfoliate Ex*fo li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exfoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exfoliating}.] [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.] 1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces of carious bone or of bark.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exfoliating — Exfoliate Ex*fo li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exfoliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exfoliating}.] [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.] 1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces of carious bone or of bark.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
