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Synonyms for desquamate

Most common

scale peel peel off

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.

Related words

Word family
desquamation desquamative desquamatory

Forms

Past participle
desquamated
e.g. desquamated → scaled, peeled…

Example sentences

  • scale We had hopes of developing tourism on a big scale.
  • peel I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
desquamatesteady
scalesteady
peelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
peel1
5 letters
scale1