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ɪksˈfəʊlɪeɪt,
ɛks-/
v.
- shed or be shed from a surface in scales or layers.
- wash or rub (the skin) with a granular substance to remove dead cells.
Derivative
- exfoliation n.
- exfoliative adj.
- exfoliator n.
Etymology
C17: from late L. exfoliat-, exfoliare ‘strip of leaves’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + folium ‘leaf’.
