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exuviate

 
Dictionary: ex·u·vi·ate   (ĭg-zū'vē-āt') pronunciation


v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
To shed or cast off (a covering).

v.intr.
To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.

[EXUVI(AE) + -ATE1.]

exuviation ex·u'vi·a'tion n.

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(ig-ZOO-vee-ayt)

verb tr.
To shed or cast off (a covering).

verb intr.
To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.

Etymology
Exuvi (ae), Latin, from exuere, to take off + -ate.

Usage
"SI on the other hand never seemed able to exuviate its image as a `fixed income house' ...." — R.N.M. Upton, Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc., Investext Reports, 19 Feb 1999.


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verb

    To cast off by a natural process: molt, shed, slough2, throw off. See put on/take off.

Veterinary Dictionary: exuviate
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To cast off or shed skin.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
  Synonyms: shed, molt, moult, slough


 
 
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