depilate

  • 1Depilate — 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

  • 2depilate — ► VERB ▪ remove the hair from. DERIVATIVES depilation noun depilator noun. ORIGIN Latin depilare, from pilus hair …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3depilate — [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

  • 4depilate — transitive verb see depilation …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5depilate — 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

  • 6depilate — verb To remove hair from the body. Syn: epilate …

    Wiktionary

  • 7depilate — 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 (depґ&#301; l&#257;t) [de + pilus (def. 2)] to remove hair from; called also epilate …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8depilate — dep·i·late || depɪleɪt v. remove excess hair from the body …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9depilate — [ 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

  • 10depilate — dep·i·late …

    English syllables

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