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glabrate definition

gla·brate (glā′brāt′, -brit)

adjective

  1. glabrous or nearly glabrous
  2. becoming glabrous when old or mature

Etymology: < L glabratus, pp. of glabrare, lit., to make smooth, deprive of hair < glaber: see glabrous

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