depilate

American

[dep-uh-leyt] / ˈdɛp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

depilated, depilating

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

depilate British

/ ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt /

verb

(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

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His Irish friend, with brilliant but less elaborate comments, struggled to depilate a Kaiser-like moustache from his upper lip.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

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