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epilate

[ ep-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

epilated, epilating.
  1. to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.


epilate

/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to remove hair from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ辱ˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·tDz noun
  • i·tǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epilate1

1885–90; < French é辱 ( er ) (< Latin ŧ- e- 1 + pil ( us ) hair + -er infinitive suffix) + -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epilate1

C19: from French é辱er (modelled on dé辱er depilate ) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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I epilated my legs, shaved my armpits and arrived, ready for anything but completely unsure.

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I can picture the groom, comatose in a Czech Republic dormitory, while friends violently epilate his most intimate hairs and draw cheese ones on instead.

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Many of these seem to consist of skinny women doing yoga poses, epilated legs in bubble baths, non-caffeinated-non-dairy hot drinks, gluten-free berry-based desserts, green juice in mason jars, that sort of thing.

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Cæsar was proud of his physical beauty, and, like some modern inverts, he was accustomed carefully to shave and epilate his body to preserve the smoothness of the skin.

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The appearance of the epilated patient was typical.

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