depilate

American  

[dep-uh-leyt] / ˈdɛp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

depilated, depilating

1. to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

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depilate British  

/ ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to remove the hair from

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Other Word Forms

• depilation noun
• depilator noun

Etymology

Origin of depilate

1550–60; < Latin dēpilātus (past participle of dēpilāre to pluck), equivalent to dē- de- + pil ( āre ) to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Nearly everyone is in need of a good killing, and Agent 47, the depilated murder machine at the center of the long-running Hitman franchise, is just the man for the job.

From New York Times

She goes on to explain that this involves not depilating: "Just as a child doesn't reject the gift of his/her parents, Sikhs do not reject the body that has been given to us."

From The Guardian

The school—a slab of concrete, surrounded by a perimeter of depilated classrooms—resembles a prison.

From Newsweek

His comfort might also be explained by the number of visibly depilated men, like David Beckham and the Situation, increasingly evident in mass media.

From New York Times

Yet to me she is anything but, with her chipmunk cheeks, close-set eyes and depilated face.

From The Guardian