depilate

[ dep-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing.

1. to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

depilate

/ ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. tr to remove the hair from

Derived Forms

• ˈdepiˌlator, noun
• ˌdepiˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• depi·lation noun
• depi·lator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of depilate¹

1550–60; < Latin dēpilātus (past participle of dēpilāre to pluck), equivalent to dē- de- + pil ( āre ) to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of depilate¹

C16: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair

Example Sentences

Few men — those who play increasingly ripped and depilated superheroes excepted — are expected to rise to the same level.

From Washington Post

Perfumed, depilated, moist with emollients, wearing kohl around her eyes, Victoria let Lefty look upon her.

From Literature

Nearly everyone is in need of a good killing, and Agent 47, the depilated murder machine at the center of the long-running Hitman franchise, is just the man for the job.

From New York Times

She goes on to explain that this involves not depilating: "Just as a child doesn't reject the gift of his/her parents, Sikhs do not reject the body that has been given to us."

From The Guardian

The school—a slab of concrete, surrounded by a perimeter of depilated classrooms—resembles a prison.

From Newsweek