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exuviate

[ig-zoo-vee-eyt, ik-soo-]

verb (used without object), verb (used with object), ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing.

to cast off or shed (exuviae); molt.

Origin:
1850–55; exuvi(ae) + -ate¹

Related forms

ex·u·vi·a·tion, noun

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exuviate (ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt)

—vb
	to shed (a skin or similar outer covering)

exuvi'ation

—n

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