Exfoliate

Verb

 * 1) To remove the leaves from a plant.
 * 2) To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

Derived terms

 * exfoliant
 * foliate
 * foliation
 * exfoliating
 * exfoliation

Thesaurus
arrange in layers, breach, break, burst, bust, check, chip, crack, delaminate, desquamate, fissure, flake, flake off, fracture, laminate, lay down, lay up, layer, peel, rupture, scale, scale off, snap, split, stratify

Etymology
From Latin exfoliare to remove leaves.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (qùjiǎozhí)


 * Spanish: