Exfoliate
1Exfoliate — 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… …
2Exfoliate — Ex*fo li*ate v. t. To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface of. [1913 Webster] …
3exfoliate — (v.) 1610s, from L.L. exfoliatus, pp. of exfoliare to strip of leaves, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + folium leaf (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). Related: Exfoliated; exfoliating …
4exfoliate — [v] peel desquamate, doff, flake off, scale off, shed; concepts 142,176,211 …
5exfoliate — ► VERB 1) shed or be shed from a surface in scales or layers. 2) wash or rub (the skin) with a granular substance to remove dead cells. DERIVATIVES exfoliation noun exfoliative adjective exfoliator noun. ORIGIN Latin exfoliare strip of leaves …
6exfoliate — [eks fō′lē āt΄] vt., vi. exfoliated, exfoliating [< LL exfoliatus, pp. of exfoliare, to strip of leaves < L ex , out + folium, a leaf: see FOIL2] to cast or come off in flakes, scales, or layers, as skin, bark, rock, etc. exfoliation n.… …
7exfoliate — [[t]eksfo͟ʊlieɪt[/t]] exfoliates, exfoliating, exfoliated VERB To exfoliate your skin means to remove the dead cells from its surface using something such as a brush or a special cream. [V n] Exfoliate your back at least once a week. [Also V]… …
8exfoliate — UK [eksˈfəʊlɪeɪt] / US [eksˈfoʊlɪeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms exfoliate : present tense I/you/we/they exfoliate he/she/it exfoliates present participle exfoliating past tense exfoliated past participle exfoliated to wash or rub… …
9exfoliate — verb Exfoliate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑skin …
10exfoliate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin exfoliatus, past participle of exfoliare to strip of leaves, from Latin ex + folium leaf more at blade Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters 2. to remove the surface… …
11exfoliate — exfoliative /eks foh lee ay tiv, euh tiv/, adj. /eks foh lee ayt /, v., exfoliated, exfoliating. v.t. 1. to throw off in scales, splinters, etc. 2. to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae. v.i. 3. to throw off… …
12exfoliate — verb a) To remove the leaves from a plant. b) To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation …
13Exfoliate — 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 …
14exfoliate — Synonyms and related words: arrange in layers, breach, break, burst, bust, check, chip, crack, delaminate, desquamate, fissure, flake, flake off, fracture, laminate, lay down, lay up, layer, peel, rupture, scale, scale off, snap, split, stratify …
15exfoliate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scale, flake, peel; see shed . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flake off, scale off, peel …
16exfoliate — 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] …
17exfoliate — 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 …
18exfoliate — ex·fo·li·ate || eks fəʊlɪeɪt v. remove in layers, peel off in thin sections; shed in layers; flake off (such as dead skin) …
19exfoliate — [ɪks fəʊlɪeɪt, ɛks ] verb 1》 shed or be shed from a surface in scales or layers. 2》 wash or rub (the skin) with a granular substance to remove dead cells. Derivatives exfoliation noun exfoliative adjective exfoliator noun …
20exfoliate — v. n. Scale off, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales …
