depilate

  • 11depilate — 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

  • 12depilate — /ˈdɛpəleɪt/ (say depuhlayt) verb (t) (depilated, depilating) to remove the hair from. {Latin dēpilātus, past participle} –depilation /dɛpəˈleɪʃən/ (say depuh layshuhn), noun …

  • 13depilate — v.tr. remove the hair from. Derivatives: depilation n. Etymology: L depilare (as DE , pilare f. pilus hair) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14Depilated — 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

  • 15Depilating — 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

  • 16depilation — depilate ► VERB ▪ remove the hair from. DERIVATIVES depilation noun depilator noun. ORIGIN Latin depilare, from pilus hair …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17depilator — depilate ► VERB ▪ remove the hair from. DERIVATIVES depilation noun depilator noun. ORIGIN Latin depilare, from pilus hair …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18Glabrousness — (from Latin glaber = bald, hairless) is the technical term for an anatomically abnormal lack of hair or down. This may be due to a physical condition, such as alopecia universalis, which causes hair to fall out and/or prevents its growth. More… …

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  • 19epilate — To extract a hair; to remove the hair from a part by forcible extraction, electrolysis, or loosening at the root by chemical means. Cf.:depilate. [L. e, out, + pilus, a hair] * * * ep·i·late (epґĭ lāt) depilate …

    Medical dictionary

  • 20epilate — /ˈɛpəleɪt/ (say epuhlayt) verb (t) (epilated, epilating) to pluck out, remove (hair); depilate. {combination of French épil(er) + ate1, modelled on depilate} –epilation /ɛpəˈleɪʃən/ (say epuh layshuhn), noun –epilator, noun …