exfoliate

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt/ Hyphenation: ex‧fo‧li‧ate === Verb === exfoliate (third-person singular simple present exfoliates, present participle exfoliating, simple past and past participle exfoliated) To remove the leaves from a plant. Synonyms: defoliate, unleave, unleaf To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. (mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === exfoliāte second-person plural present active imperative of exfoliō == Spanish == === Verb === exfoliate second-person singular voseo imperative of exfoliar combined with te