| VERB | contact | exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of |
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| contact | exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters | |
| contact | exfoliate | remove the surface, in scales or laminae | |
| contact | exfoliate | come off in a very thin piece | |
| change | exfoliate | grow by producing or unfolding leaves |
| Sounds | ehksfow'liyeyt | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Spread by opening the leaves of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | unfold, spread, spread out, open | spread out or open from a closed or folded state |
| Meaning | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | Get rid of |
| Spanish | exfoliar | |
| Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
| exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin | |
| Meaning | Remove the surface, in scales or laminae. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | peel off | peel off the outer layer of something |
| Spanish | exfoliar | |
| Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
| exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin | |
| Meaning | come off in a very thin piece. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off | break off (a piece from a whole) |
| Spanish | exfoliar | |
| Nouns | exfoliation | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
| exfoliation | the peeling ... / peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin | |
| Meaning | Grow by producing or unfolding leaves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "plants exfoliate" | |
| Broader | grow | increase in size by natural process |
| Spanish | exfoliarse | |
| Catalan | exfoliar-se, exfoliar | |
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