DEPILATE

epilate, depilate

(verb) remove body hair; “epilate her legs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

depilate (third-person singular simple present depilates, present participle depilating, simple past and past participle depilated)

To remove hair from the body.

Synonyms

• epilate

Anagrams

• die plate, epilated, lepadite, pileated

Source: Wiktionary


Dep"i*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depilating.] Etym: [L. depilatus, p. p. of depilare to depilate; de- + pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.]

Definition: To strip of hair; to husk. Venner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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