exfoliate
verb (used with object)
to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
exfoliates
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present tense formof exfoliate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Writer-director Sofia Coppola exfoliates the lust for celebrity lifestyles that often powers theft, even at its most haphazard and uncoordinated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
The spa’s most popular body treatment is the Honey Glow Body Wrap, which exfoliates your entire body in a warm wrap of honey.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
It exfoliates with Dead Sea salt crystals, and the formula includes tea tree oil, which can help heal spots and scars.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
She demonstrates how to apply a cleanser to the nubs and how to move the buzzing device around your face as it exfoliates and removes dirt.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2019
When heated before the blowpipe, the mineral exfoliates, owing to loss of water, and on this account was named apophyllite by R.J.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
