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(-vē āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb exuviated, exuviating

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

Origin: exuviae + -ate

Related Forms:

exuviation noun

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verb ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing, ex·u·vi·ates

verb, transitive

To shed or cast off (a covering).

verb, intransitive

To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.

Origin:

Origin: exuvi(ae)

Origin: + -ate¹

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Related Forms:

ex·uˌvi·aˈtion noun

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