exuviate

[ ig-zoo-vee-eyt, ik-soo- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing.

1. to cast off or shed (exuviae); molt.

exuviate

/ ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. to shed (a skin or similar outer covering)

Derived Forms

• exˌuviˈation, noun

Other Words From

• ex·uvi·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exuviate¹

First recorded in 1850–55; exuvi(ae) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Exuviate: to cast the skin: to moult.

From Project Gutenberg

We may remark that other classes of animals exuviate in a similar manner to the crustaceans.

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Antonyms: inertia, rest, stagnation, immobility, quiescence, repose. motionless, a. stationary, inert, stagnant, quiescent. motive, n. incentive, inducement, incitement. mottled, a. piebald, party-colored, spotted. mould, n. matrix, matrice; pattern, model; mouldiness, mildew, blight, smut, fungus. mould, v. form, shape, model, cast; knead. mouldy, a. musty, mildewed, fusty, decaying. moult, v. mew, exuviate. moulting, n. exuviation. mount, v. ascend; bestride. mountain, n. mount.

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Associated words: conchology, conchologist, malacology, testaceous, cockled, mollusk, conchiferous, conchiform conchometer, conchometry, crustacean, exuvial, exuviate, exuviation, Loricata, bivalve, multivalve, univalve. shell, n. framework; bomb, torpedo, shrapnel, grenade. shell, v. hull, shuck, shale, enucleate; bombard, besiege. shellfish, n. pl.

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