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depilate
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dep·i·late  (dp-lt)
tr.v. dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing, dep·i·lates
To remove hair from (the body).
[Latin dpilre, dpilt- : d-, de- + pilre, to deprive of hair (from pilus, hair).]
depi·lation n.
depi·lator n.
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Verb1.depilate - remove body hair; "epilate her legs"
epilate
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"


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He was much better as Carabosse: brilliantly evil, his gestures conveying resentment as well as mischief, depilating Catalabutte one hair at a time.
`BEAUTY' REBORN by WEST, MARTHA ULLMAN / Dance Magazine
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