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Definition of Exfoliates
Exfoliate Exfoliate Ex*fo"li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating.] [L. exfoliare to strip of
leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces
of carious bone or of bark.
2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become
converted into scales at the result of heat or
decomposition.
Exfoliate Exfoliate Ex*fo"li*ate v. t.
To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface
of.