exfoliate
verb (used with object)
to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
have exfoliated
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present perfectof exfoliate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At the purser’s desk I picked up the keys to a tiny roomette and splurged $3 for a cheery yellow sheet and scratchy bath towel that could have exfoliated an alligator.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2018
