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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

First recorded in 1720–30, desquamate is from the Latin word dēsquāmātus (past participle of dēsquāmāre to remove scales from). See de-, squamate

OTHER WORDS FROM desquamate

des·qua·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby desquamate

despotic, despotic monarchy, despotism, Des Prés, despumate, desquamate, des res, D. ès S., Dessalines, Dessau, dessert
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Words related to desquamate

exfoliate, sliver, doff, shed, blister, chip, drop, pare, scab, scale, slice, trim, decorticate, flake, flay, shave, skin, strip, uncover, delaminate

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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, noun

Word Origin for desquamate

C18: from Latin dēsquāmāre to scale off, from de- + squāma a scale
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