exuviate

(-vē āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb exuviated, exuviating

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

Origin: exuviae + -ate

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See exuviate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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