'Exfoliate' definitions:

Definition of 'exfoliate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Spread by opening the leaves of
verb
Cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
verb
Remove the surface, in scales or laminae
verb
Come off in a very thin piece
verb
Grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"

Definition of 'Exfoliate'

From: GCIDE
  • Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating.] [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
  • 1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces of carious bone or of bark. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Exfoliate'

From: GCIDE
  • Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\ v. t. To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface of. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'exfoliate'

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