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exuviate definition

exu·vi·ate (-vē āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb exuviated -·vi·at′ed, exuviating -·vi·at′·ing

to cast off (a skin, shell, etc.); molt

Etymology: exuviae + -ate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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