"expolish" meaning in English

See expolish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: expolishes [present, singular, third-person], expolishing [participle, present], expolished [participle, past], expolished [past]
Etymology: Compare Latin expolire. See polish. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|expolire}} Latin expolire, {{m|en|polish}} polish Head templates: {{en-verb}} expolish (third-person singular simple present expolishes, present participle expolishing, simple past and past participle expolished)
  1. (obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly. Tags: nonce-word, obsolete
    Sense id: en-expolish-en-verb-G~bB7JJa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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