Meaning

1 senses

  1. To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.

    remove body hair

Origin

From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.

From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.

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Forms

epilates, epilating, epilated, epilated
Base formepilate · to epilate
3rd person singularepilates
Present participleepilating
Past simpleepilated
Past participleepilated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyepilate
he, she, itepilates

Past simpleLesson

all personsepilated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave epilated
he, she, ithas epilated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill epilate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Derivedepilationepilator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
epidemicepidemiologistepigoneepilepsyepilepticepilogue

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