depilate

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I understand why swimmers shave their legs, but is there something about ice skaters that makes them want to depilate?

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  1. transitive verb To remove hair from (the body).

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  1. Latin dēpilāre, dēpilāt- : dē-, de- + pilāre, to deprive of hair (from pilus, hair).

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  1. from Latin depilatus, past participle of depilare (later F. dépiler = Provencal depilar = Italian depelare, dipelare), pull out the hair, from de, away, + pilare, put forth hair, also deprive of hair, from pilus, a hair: see pile.
 

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/ˈdɛpɪleɪt/
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