"exfoliate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/ [General-American], /ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-exfoliate.ogg Forms: exfoliates [present, singular, third-person], exfoliating [participle, present], exfoliated [participle, past], exfoliated [past]
Etymology: From Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|exfoliō||I strip of leaves}} Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), {{cog|fr|exfolier}} French exfolier Head templates: {{en-verb}} exfoliate (third-person singular simple present exfoliates, present participle exfoliating, simple past and past participle exfoliated)
  1. To remove the leaves from a plant. Translations (to remove the leaves of a plant): обезлиствам (obezlistvam) (Bulgarian), ontbladeren (Dutch), esfollar (Galician), entblättern (German)
    Sense id: en-exfoliate-en-verb-8FtCfUsg Disambiguation of 'to remove the leaves of a plant': 65 31 4
  2. To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. Translations (to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation): лющя (ljuštja) (Bulgarian), ексфолирам (eksfoliram) (Bulgarian), exfoliar (Catalan), 去角質 /去角质 (qùjiǎozhí) (Chinese Mandarin), exfoliëren (Dutch), exfoliar (Spanish), exfoliera (Swedish), diblisgo (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-exfoliate-en-verb-Rn-kaR2u Disambiguation of 'to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation': 13 86 2
  3. (mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-exfoliate-en-verb-~fC35OjR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 32 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 31 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 31 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 28 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 19 62 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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