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desquamate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
desqua-mate
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.

Transitive verb

verb

To come off in the form of scales, to scale.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

First attested in 1740; borrowed from Latin dēsquāmātus, perfect passive participle of dēsquāmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“off”) + squāma (“a scale”) + -ō (“verb-forming suffix”).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

desquamates (present, singular) desquamating (participle, present) desquamated (participle, past) desquamated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

desquamation desquamative desquamatory desquame

Synonyms

peel off

Questions

What does desquamate mean?
To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
Where does desquamate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1740.

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