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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 Webster]
2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales at the result of heat or
decomposition.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\ v. t.
To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface
of.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales at the result of heat or
decomposition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\ v. t.
To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface
of.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
exfoliate
v 1: spread by opening the leaves of
2: cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
3: remove the surface, in scales or laminae
4: come off in a very thin piece
5: grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
exfoliate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: exfoliar)
vb.
1 To remove the leaves from a plant.
2 To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3 (lb en mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
exfoliate
vb.
1 To remove the leaves from a plant.
2 To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3 (lb en mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
exfoliate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: exfoliar)
vb.
1 To remove the leaves from a plant.
2 To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3 (lb en mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
exfoliate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: exfoliar)
vb.
1 To remove the leaves from a plant.
2 To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3 (lb en mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
exfoliate
Englanti vb.
1 kuoria lehti jstk
2 kuoria iho jstk
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
exfoliate //ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt// //ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt//
1. ексфолирам, лющя
to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
2. обезлиствам
to remove the leaves of a plant
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
exfoliate /ɛksfˈəʊlɪˌeɪt/
odlupovat se
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
exfoliate /ɛksfˈəʊlɪˌeɪt/
abblättern, abplatzen, abschilfern, abschuppen , sich schiefern
Note: Werkstoff
Synonyms: flake, peel, scale
see: flaking, peeling, scaling, exfoliating, flaked, peeled, scaled, exfoliated
Note: of a material
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
exfoliate //ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt// //ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt//
exfoliera
to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
exfoliate /ɛksfˈəʊlɪˌeɪt/
1. pul pul olup dökmek veya dökülmek
2. kabuğu ince pullar hâlinde dökülmek (ağaç) exfoliation böyle dökme veya dökülme. exfoliative böyle dökülmeye sebebiyet veren.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɛksˈfoʊɫieɪt/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "exfoliate":
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 剥落;
v. 剥脱;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vi. 剥落,剥脱
vt. 使片状脱落
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