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Synonyms for exfoliate

Most common

defoliate unleaf peel

All synonyms

Verb

1. Defoliate — to remove the leaves from a plant

defoliate, unleaf

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To remove the leaves from a plant.

Related words

Word family
exfoliant exfoliatin exfoliation exfoliator

Forms

Past participle
exfoliated
e.g. exfoliated → defoliated, unleafed, peeled, scaled…

Example sentences

  • peel I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
exfoliaterising
defoliatefalling
peelrising

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

By length

4 letters
peel1
5 letters
scale1
6 letters
unleaf
9 letters
defoliate