desquamate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin desquamare, from squama (“a scale”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

desquamate (third-person singular simple present desquamates, present participle desquamating, simple past and past participle desquamated)

  1. (intransitive) To shed or peel.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

desquamate

  1. inflection of desquamare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

desquamate f pl

  1. feminine plural of desquamato
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