exuviate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪɡˈzjuː.vɪ.eɪt/, /ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/, /ɛɡˈzuː.vɪ.eɪt/

Verb

exuviate (exuviates, present participle exuviating; past and past participle exuviated)

1. (ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

Synonyms

• (to shed or cast off a covering) moult, molt, slough

Related terms

• exuviae
• exuvial
• exuviation
• exuvious

Translations

• Portuguese: mudar
• Russian: линя́ть
• Spanish: mudar

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