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DEPILATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they depilate ... he / she / it depilates
Past simple: depilated
Past participle: depilated
-ing form: depilating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove body hair
Example:
epilate her legs
Synonyms:
depilate; epilate
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "depilate" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
depilation (the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin))
depilator (a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair)
depilatory (able to remove hair or render hairless)
