depilate

[ dep-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈdɛp əˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing.

to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

Origin of depilate

1550–60; < Latin dēpilātus (past participle of dēpilāre to pluck), equivalent to dē- de- + pil(āre) to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM depilate

dep·i·la·tion, noun dep·i·la·tor, noun

Words nearby depilate

dephosphorylation, depict, depiction, depicture, depigmentation, depilate, depilation, depilatory, depill, deplane, deplete

Words related to depilated

naked, barren, bare, hairless, bald, clean-shaven, head, exposed, smooth, uncovered, shaven, stark, baldheaded, glabrous, egghead, beardless, glabrate, glabrescent, shorn

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British Dictionary definitions for depilated

depilate
/ (ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to remove the hair from

Derived forms of depilate

depilation, noun depilator, noun

Word Origin for depilate

C16: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair

Medical definitions for depilated

depilate
[ dĕp′ə-lāt′ ]

v.

To remove hair from the body.