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    DESQUAMATE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they desquamate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it desquamates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: desquamated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: desquamated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: desquamating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Peel off in scalesplay

    Example:

    dry skin desquamates

    Synonyms:

    desquamate; peel off

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "desquamate" is one way to...):

    exuviate; molt; moult; shed; slough (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    desquamation (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales)

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