Exfoliate Definition

ĕks-fōlē-āt
exfoliated, exfoliates, exfoliating
verb
To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel.
American Heritage
To cast off in scales, flakes, or splinters.
American Heritage Medicine
To cast or come off in flakes, scales, or layers.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Exfoliate

  • From exfoliāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Late Latin exfoliō (“I strip of leaves”), from ex (“out of”, “from”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and the French exfolier.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin exfoliāre exfoliāt- to strip of leaves ex- ex- folium leaf bhel-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Exfoliate Sentence Examples

  • If you need to exfoliate, do it in the evening so your skin can recover some of its natural balance overnight.

  • Use a sponge to gently exfoliate the skin during a shower or bath.

  • Stop using your homemade exfoliate if your skin begins to sting or burn.

  • Exfoliate your entire body between three to twelve hours before applying the tan product - ideally with a moisturizing body scrub.

  • First, you exfoliate and then pumice the area so that it is tender.

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