DEPILATES

Verb

depilates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate

Anagrams

• die plates, lepadites, side plate, tailspeed

Source: Wiktionary


DEPILATE

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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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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