exfoliate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧fo‧li‧ate
Verb
editexfoliate (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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto remove the leaves of a plant
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Latin
editVerb
editexfoliāte
Spanish
editVerb
editexfoliate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of exfoliar combined with te
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