Look up: exfoliate

1. exfoliate
   [v] - spread by opening the leaves of 2. [v] - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters 3. [v] - remove the surface, in scales or laminae 4. [v] - come off in a very thin piece 5. [v] - grow by producing or unfolding leaves
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2. Exfoliate
   to shed.
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3. Exfoliate
   Exfoliate: 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki's disease and Reiter's syndrome. 2) To deliberately wear away the top layer of skin, as many be done gently by a facial technologist who is applying a topical skin treatment for cosmetic purp...
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4. Exfoliate
   Ex·fo'li·ate intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Exfoliated ; present participle & verbal noun Exfoliating .] [ Latin exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from...
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5. Exfoliate
   Ex·fo'li·ate transitive verb To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
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6. exfoliate
   1. <botany> Peeling off in thin layers, shreds, or plates, as the bark of some trees. ... 2. <dermatology> To shed cells from the skin or from mucous membranes. ... 3. <dentistry> To fall out, with development, the deciduous teeth exfoliate and permanent teeth erupt into the space. ... Origin: L. Exfoliatio ... (08 Jan 1998) ...
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7. exfoliate
   verb grow by producing or unfolding leaves; `plants exfoliate`
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8. exfoliate
   verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
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9. Exfoliate
   • (v. i.) To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark. • (v. i.) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition. • (v. t.) To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of.
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10. Exfoliate
    to fall out. (Your Deciduous teeth exfoliate and permanent teeth erupt into the space.)
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