- depilate
- transitive verb see depilation
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Depilate — Dep i*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depilating}.] [L. depilatus, p. p. of depilare to depilate; de + pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.] To strip of hair; to husk. Venner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depilate — ► VERB ▪ remove the hair from. DERIVATIVES depilation noun depilator noun. ORIGIN Latin depilare, from pilus hair … English terms dictionary
depilate — [dep′ə lāt΄] vt. depilated, depilating [< L depilatus, pp. of depilare, to deprive of hair < de , from + pilus, hair] to remove hair from (a part of the body) depilation n. depilator n … English World dictionary
depilate — depilation, n. depilator, n. /dep euh layt /, v.t., depilated, depilating. to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.). [1550 60; < L depilatus (ptp. of depilare to pluck), equiv. to de DE + pil(are) to deprive of hair (deriv. of … Universalium
depilate — verb To remove hair from the body. Syn: epilate … Wiktionary
depilate — To remove hair by any means. Cf.:epilate. [L. de pilo, pp. atus, to deprive of hair, fr. de neg. + pilo, to grow hair] * * * dep·i·late (depґĭ lāt) [de + pilus (def. 2)] to remove hair from; called also epilate … Medical dictionary
depilate — dep·i·late || depɪleɪt v. remove excess hair from the body … English contemporary dictionary
depilate — [ dɛpɪleɪt] verb remove the hair from. Derivatives depilation noun depilator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as depilation): from L. depilat , depilare, from de (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus hair ) … English new terms dictionary
depilate — dep·i·late … English syllables
depilate — dep•i•late [[t]ˈdɛp əˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.) • Etymology: 1550–60; < L dēpilātus, ptp. of dēpilāre to pluck =dē de +pilāre to deprive of hair (der. of pilus a hair) dep i•la′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
