exfoliate

Significat (Anglès)

1. To remove the leaves from a plant.
2. To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
3. To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.

Conceptes

exfoliar

exfoliar-se

Sinònims

peel off

flake

scrub

desquamate

peel

hull

husk

laminate

leach

open

open up

pare

pod

shave

shell

🐚

shuck

skim

skin

sprout

strip

flake away

unlock

🔓

skim off

crack

admit

delaminate

decorticate

defoliate

flake off

foliate

Traduccions

exfoliar

abblättern

abschälen

تفلس

sfaldarsi

bladeren

exfolier

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: exfolier

In summary

From Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier.