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exfoliate
ex·fo·li·ate
[
eks fṓlee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
ex·fo·li·at·ed
,
present participle
ex·fo·li·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·fo·li·ates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
scrub skin:
to scrub skin with a gritty substance to remove the dead surface layer
2.
remove or shed outer layer:
to remove or shed a thin outer layer from something such as a mineral or a bone during surgery
[
Mid-17th century. < late Latin
exfoliat-
, past participle of
exfoliare
"take leaves from" < Latin
folium
"leaf"
]
ex·fo·li·a·tion
[
eks flee áysh'n
]
noun
ex·fo·li·a·tive
[
eks fṓlee àytiv
]
adjective
ex·fo·li·a·tor
[
eks fṓlee àytər
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ex·fo·li·a·tion [ eks flee áysh'n ] nounex·fo·li·a·tive [ eks fṓlee àytiv ] adjectiveex·fo·li·a·tor [ eks fṓlee àytər ] noun
