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- \(ˌ)eks-ˈfō-lē-ˌāt\
- /eksˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/
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- \(ˌ)eks-ˈfō-lē-ˌāt\
Definitions of exfoliate word
- noun exfoliate (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers. 1
- transitive verb exfoliate remove dead skin from 1
- intransitive verb exfoliate remove dead skin cells 1
- verb exfoliate To exfoliate your skin means to remove the dead cells from its surface using something such as a brush or a special cream. 0
- verb exfoliate to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface 0
- verb exfoliate (of bark, skin, etc) to peel off in (layers, flakes, or scales) 0
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Parts of speech for Exfoliate
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preposition
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exfoliate popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
exfoliate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for exfoliate
verb exfoliate
- peel — to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
- desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
- doff — to remove or take off, as clothing.
- shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- flake off — become detached in thin pieces
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