exuviate
4 synonyms for exuviate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To shed an outer layer, especially a skin, as an animal does when moulting.
Synonyms
Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Derives from Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), which comes from exuō (“cast off, strip”).
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