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depilate

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛpɪleɪt/

Definition of depilate

verb

[with object]

remove the hair from:they scrubbed and depilated her (as adjective depilated)his permanently depilated and tattooed skull

Derivatives

depilation
depilator

Origin:

mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as depilation): from Latin depilat- 'stripped of hair', from the verb depilare, from de- (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus 'hair')