Exuviate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzjˈuːvɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

our dog sheds every Spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slough molt moult shed

Parts of Speech

verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers “our dog sheds every Spring”

Word Forms

shedding	noun	the process whereby something is shed
molter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
molting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
molt	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moulter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
moulting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moult	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
slough	noun	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
sloughing	noun	the process whereby something is shed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exuvieren

Haare, Haut, Hörner oder Federn abwerfen

🇫🇷French

exuvier

jeter les cheveux, la peau, la corne ou les plumes

🇪🇸Spanish

exuviar

desechar el pelo, la piel, los cuernos o las plumas

🇮🇹Italian

esuviare

eliminare capelli, pelle, corno o piume

🇳🇱Dutch

exuviëren

verwijder haar, huid, hoorn of veren

🇵🇹Portuguese

exuviar

arrematar cabelo, pele, chifre ou penas

🇷🇺Russian

изливать

сбросить волосы, кожу, рога или перья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिरना

बाल, त्वचा, सींग, या पंख उतार दें

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্কাশন করা

চুল, চামড়া, শিং বা পালক ফেলে দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேற்று

முடி, தோல், கொம்பு அல்லது இறகுகளை தூக்கி எறியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉప్పొంగించు

జుట్టు, చర్మం, కొమ్ము లేదా ఈకలను పారద్రోలి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर काढणे

केस, त्वचा, शिंग किंवा पंख काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાર કાઢવું

વાળ, ચામડી, શિંગડા અથવા પીછાઓ કાઢી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ

ಕೂದಲು, ಚರ್ಮ, ಕೊಂಬು ಅಥವಾ ಗರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಸಾಡಿ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

بال، جلد، سینگ، یا پنکھوں کو پھینک دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜕

脱掉头发、皮肤、角或羽毛

🇯🇵Japanese

剥脱する

髪、皮膚、角、羽を脱ぎ捨てる

🇰🇷Korean

탈피하다

머리카락, 피부, 뿔 또는 깃털을 버리십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm dịu đi

loại bỏ tóc, da, sừng hoặc lông

🇹🇭Thai

หลั่งออกมา

สลัดขน หนัง เขา หรือขนนกออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

luruh

membuang rambut, kulit, tanduk, atau bulu

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-exuviate

palayasin ang buhok, balat, sungay, o balahibo

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نفي

تخلص من الشعر أو الجلد أو القرن أو الريش

🇮🇷Persian

بیرون کشیدن

مو، پوست، شاخ یا پر را از بین ببرید

🇹🇷Turkish

sıvıyı boşaltmak

saçını, derisini, boynuzunu veya tüylerini atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחלץ

להפיל שיער, עור, קרן או נוצות

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The primary meaning of 'exuviate' is 'cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers'.

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