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desquamate
[ des-kwuh-meyt ]
/ ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt /
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verb (used without object), des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing.Pathology.
to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
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Origin of desquamate
OTHER WORDS FROM desquamate
des·qua·ma·tion, nounWords nearby desquamate
despotic, despotic monarchy, despotism, Des Prés, despumate, desquamate, des res, D. ès S., Dessalines, Dessau, dessert
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How to use desquamate in a sentence
About the eighth day the rash begins to scale or desquamate.
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British Dictionary definitions for desquamate
desquamate
/ (ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt) /
verb
(intr) (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
Derived forms of desquamate
desquamation, nounWord Origin for desquamate
C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale
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