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单词 depilate
释义

depilate

[ dep-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈdɛp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing.

to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

Origin of depilate

1550–60; <Latin dēpilātus (past participle of dēpilāre to pluck), equivalent to dē-de- + pil(āre) to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM depilate

dep·i·la·tion, noundep·i·la·tor, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for depilate

  • The school—a slab of concrete, surrounded by a perimeter of depilated classrooms—resembles a prison.

    Egypt, As Protests Rage, School Begins|Lauren Bohn|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for depilate

depilate
/ (ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to remove the hair from

Derived forms of depilate

depilation, noundepilator, noun

Word Origin for depilate

C16: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for depilate

depilate
[ dĕpə-lāt′ ]

v.

To remove hair from the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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