exuviate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɪɡ.ˈzuː.viː.ˌeɪt/
- /ɪɡˈz.juː.vɪeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɪɡ.ˈzuː.viː.ˌeɪt/

Definitions of exuviate word

noun exuviate (ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). 1
verb exuviate to shed (a skin or similar outer covering) 0
verb transitive exuviate to cast off (a skin, shell, etc.); molt 0
verb exuviate (Transitive Verb) VI (rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). 0

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Parts of speech for Exuviate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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exuviate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for exuviate

verb exuviate

cast off — If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you.
molt — (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth.
moult — (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth.
peel — to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.

All 4 Synonyms of exuviate

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