desquamate
desquamate · desquamates · desquamated · desquamating
To remove the scales from, to scaleTo remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
peel off in scales
(intransitive)To come off in the form of scales, to scale.
Origin
First attested in 1740; borrowed from Latin dēsquāmātus, perfect passive participle of dēsFirst attested in 1740; borrowed from Latin dēsquāmātus, perfect passive participle of dēsquāmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“off”) + squāma (“a scale”) + -ō (“verb-forming suffix”).
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Forms
desquamates, desquamating, desquamated, desquamated| Base form | desquamate · to desquamate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | desquamates |
| Present participle | desquamating |
| Past simple | desquamated |
| Past participle | desquamated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- peel off in scales:peel off
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle