epilate

[ep-uh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

epilated, epilating 

1. to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.

epilate

/ ˈɛpɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. rare,  (tr) to remove hair from

Other Word Forms

• epilation noun
• epilator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of epilate¹

1885–90; < French épil ( er ) (< Latin ē- e- ¹ + pil ( us ) hair + -er infinitive suffix) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of epilate¹

C19: from French épiler (modelled on dépiler _depilate ) + _-ate ¹

Example Sentences

I epilated my legs, shaved my armpits and arrived, ready for anything but completely unsure.

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I can picture the groom, comatose in a Czech Republic dormitory, while friends violently epilate his most intimate hairs and draw cheese ones on instead.

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Many of these seem to consist of skinny women doing yoga poses, epilated legs in bubble baths, non-caffeinated-non-dairy hot drinks, gluten-free berry-based desserts, green juice in mason jars, that sort of thing.

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Cæsar was proud of his physical beauty, and, like some modern inverts, he was accustomed carefully to shave and epilate his body to preserve the smoothness of the skin.

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The appearance of the epilated patient was typical.

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