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desquamate

see definition of desquamate
  • as inpeel
  • as inexfoliate
  • as inflake
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Synonyms for desquamate

verb take off outer covering
  • decorticate
  • desquamate
  • exfoliate
  • flake
  • flay
  • pare
  • scale
  • shave
  • skin
  • strip
  • uncover
  • delaminate
  • excorticate
  • pull off
  • tear off

Antonyms for desquamate

  • cover
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to desquamate

exfoliate

verb. peel
  • desquamate
  • doff
  • flake off
  • scale off
  • shed

flake

verb. peel off

peel

verb. take off outer covering

peeling

verb. take off outer covering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.