depilate

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dep·i·late / ˈdepəˌlāt/ • v. [tr.] remove the hair from: they scrubbed and depilated her | [as adj.] (depilated) his permanently depilated and tattooed skull. DERIVATIVES: dep·i·la·tion / ˌdepəˈlāshən/ n.

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depilate

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depilate remove hair from. XVI. f. pp. stem of L. dēpilāre, f. DE- 3 + pilāre deprive of hair.
So depilation XV, depilatory adj. and sb. XVII.

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