exfoliate

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They employ the same material for their buildings, and I observe that the older monuments last, on the whole, better than the new ones, which flake away rapidly--exfoliate or crack, according to the direction from which the grain of the rock has been attacked by the chisel.

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  1. transitive verb To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel.
  2. transitive verb To cast off in scales, flakes, or splinters.
  3. intransitive verb To come off or separate into flakes, scales, or layers.

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  • Also, for the first two days don't exfoliate, and pat yourself dry after showering. —  All About The Pretty
  • Natural Skin Care products to cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize, ... —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Antiseptic properties effectively exfoliate, deep cleanse and draw out toxins leaving feet clean, refreshed and Baring your feet in summer can be almost as scary as wearing a revealing bikini. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Since the purpose of a facial peel is to exfoliate, a third ingredient remains unmentioned: sloughed human skin.
  • 'I rub a mixture of honey and salt all over my body to moisturise and exfoliate,' she says. —  ShoppingBlog.com
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  1. Latin exfoliāre, exfoliāt-, to strip of leaves : ex-, ex- + folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Late Latin exfoliatus, past participle of exfoliare (later Spanish Portuguese exfoliar = French exfolier), strip of leaves, from Latin ex, out, + folium, a leaf: see foliate.
 

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/ɛksˈfoʊlɪeɪt/
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