"desquamate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desquamates [present, singular, third-person], desquamating [participle, present], desquamated [participle, past], desquamated [past]
Etymology: From Latin desquamare, from squama (“a scale”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|desquamare}} Latin desquamare Head templates: {{en-verb}} desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated)
  1. (intransitive) To shed or peel. Tags: intransitive Related terms: desquamation
    Sense id: en-desquamate-en-verb-FdRqM5Wl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 44 7 3

Inflected forms

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