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epilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-late
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

epilates (present, singular) epilating (participle, present) epilated (participle, past) epilated (past)

Derived Forms

epilation epilator

Synonyms

depilate

Questions

What does epilate mean?
To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
Where does epilate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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