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Meaning of 'exfoliate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exfoliate [ v. i.]
- To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
- To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.
2 . Exfoliate [ v. t.]
- To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of.

Meaning of 'exfoliate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exfoliate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- grow by producing or unfolding leaves
Example in sentence:
  • plants exfoliate

Nearby Words:

exfetation exfoliated exfoliating exfoliation exfoliative

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