C19: from French épiler (modelled on dépilerdepilate) + -ate1
epilate in American English
(ˈepəˌleit)
transitive verbWord forms: -lated, -lating
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate
Derived forms
epilation
noun
epilator
noun
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ F épil(er) (‹ L ē-e- + pil(us) hair + -er inf. suffix) + -ate1]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, retread, seminar, upsweep-ate is a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution parallelingthat of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a- stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) and came to be used as a stem on which a verb could be formed (separate; advocate; agitate). In English the use as a verbal suffix has been extended to stems of non-Latin origin(calibrate; acierate)
Examples of 'epilate' in a sentence
epilate
I even epilate my face to get rid of any tiny dark hairs.
The Sun (2017)
Do not be frightened of the pain factor - any irritation you feel decreases each time you epilate.