desquamate

des·qua·mate

 (dĕs′kwə-māt′)

intr.v. des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing, des·qua·mates

To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.

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[Latin dēsquāmāre, dēsquāmāt- : dē-, de- + squāma, scale.]

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des′qua·ma′tion n.

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desquamate

(ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt)

vb

(Pathology) (intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales

[C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale]

ˌdesquaˈmation n

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des•qua•mate

(ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt)

v.i. -mat•ed, -mat•ing.

to peel off in scales.

[1720–30; < Latin dēsquāmātus, past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from. See de-, squamate]

des`qua•ma′tion, n.

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desquamate

Past participle: desquamated
Gerund: desquamating

Imperative

desquamate

desquamate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

desquamate - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" peel off exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"

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