English Explanatory Dictionary

exuviate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzjuː.vɪ.eɪt/ /ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/ /ɛɡˈzuː.vɪ.eɪt/ en-us-exuviate.ogg en-us-exuviate-2.ogg

Word forms

exuviate exuviates exuviating exuviated

Etymology

From Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), from exuō (“cast off, strip”).

Synonyms

moult molt slough

Related words

exuviae exuvial exuviation exuvious
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