2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Exfoliate — Ex*fo li*ate v. t. To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface of. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exfoliate — (v.) 1610s, from L.L. exfoliatus, pp. of exfoliare to strip of leaves, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + folium leaf (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). Related: Exfoliated; exfoliating … Etymology dictionary
exfoliate — [v] peel desquamate, doff, flake off, scale off, shed; concepts 142,176,211 … New thesaurus
exfoliate — ► VERB 1) shed or be shed from a surface in scales or layers. 2) wash or rub (the skin) with a granular substance to remove dead cells. DERIVATIVES exfoliation noun exfoliative adjective exfoliator noun. ORIGIN Latin exfoliare strip of leaves … English terms dictionary
exfoliate — [eks fō′lē āt΄] vt., vi. exfoliated, exfoliating [< LL exfoliatus, pp. of exfoliare, to strip of leaves < L ex , out + folium, a leaf: see FOIL2] to cast or come off in flakes, scales, or layers, as skin, bark, rock, etc. exfoliation n.… … English World dictionary
exfoliate — [[t]eksfo͟ʊlieɪt[/t]] exfoliates, exfoliating, exfoliated VERB To exfoliate your skin means to remove the dead cells from its surface using something such as a brush or a special cream. [V n] Exfoliate your back at least once a week. [Also V]… … English dictionary
exfoliate — UK [eksˈfəʊlɪeɪt] / US [eksˈfoʊlɪeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms exfoliate : present tense I/you/we/they exfoliate he/she/it exfoliates present participle exfoliating past tense exfoliated past participle exfoliated to wash or rub… … English dictionary
exfoliate — verb Exfoliate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑skin … Collocations dictionary
exfoliate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin exfoliatus, past participle of exfoliare to strip of leaves, from Latin ex + folium leaf more at blade Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters 2. to remove the surface… … New Collegiate Dictionary
exfoliate — exfoliative /eks foh lee ay tiv, euh tiv/, adj. /eks foh lee ayt /, v., exfoliated, exfoliating. v.t. 1. to throw off in scales, splinters, etc. 2. to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae. v.i. 3. to throw off… … Universalium
