āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
exfoliate
/ÉksfËÉâĘlÉĒËeâÉĒt/
to exfoliate
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āĻā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻžāύā§
to shed materials in small pieces, layers, or scales
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Certain paint finishes may exfoliate, leading to the need for repainting.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āĻā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āϤ āϤā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
to remove dead or dry skin cells from the surface of the skin, usually by using a scrub or exfoliating product
Transitive: to exfoliate the skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He exfoliates his face twice a week to keep his skin smooth and free from breakouts.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to unfold or expand in a manner similar to the opening of leaves
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the fern grows, its fronds exfoliate gracefully, forming a lush canopy in the forest.
āĻĢāĻžāϰā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
to remove thin layers of material from a surface
Transitive: to exfoliate layers of material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
High winds can exfoliate the paint on wooden surfaces, exposing the bare wood underneath.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϤāϞā§āϰ āϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āϞāĻž
to facilitate the unfolding or spreading out of something, resembling the process of leaves unfurling
Transitive: to exfoliate a sheet
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The art teacher showed the students how to exfoliate the paper by dampening it before painting.
āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
(of rocks or minerals) to peel or flake off thin layers as a result of exposure to weathering or heating processes
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sandstone cliffs exfoliated in the desert heat, leaving behind sheer faces with exposed layers.
āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāϰā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āϤāϰāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
exfoliation
exfoliate
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