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exuviate

American  
[ig-zoo-vee-eyt, ik-soo-] / ɪgˈzu viˌeɪt, ɪkˈsu- /

verb (used with or without object)

exuviated, exuviating

  1. to cast off or shed (exuviae); molt.

exuviate British  
/ ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt /

verb

  1. to shed (a skin or similar outer covering)

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Origin of exuviate

First recorded in 1850–55; exuvi(ae) + -ate 1

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