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depilate

[dep-uh-leyt]

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verb (used with object), dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing.

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

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 -ate¹

Related formsdep·i·la·tion, noundep·i·la·tor, noun

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Related Words for depilated

naked, barren, bare, hairless, bald, clean-shaven, head, exposed, smooth, uncovered, shaven, stark, baldheaded, glabrous, egghead, beardless, glabrate, glabrescent, shorn

Examples from the Web for depilated

Contemporary Examples of depilated

The school—a slab of concrete, surrounded by a perimeter of depilated classrooms—resembles a prison.
Egypt, As Protests Rage, School Begins
Lauren Bohn
September 15, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for depilated

depilate

verb

(tr) to remove the hair from

Derived Formsdepilation, noundepilator, noun

Word Origin for depilate

C16: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair

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depilated in Medicine

depilate

[dĕp′ə-lāt′]

v.

To remove hair from the body.

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