exuviate

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exuviate

/ɪɡˈzjuː.vɪ.eɪt/ UK
/ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/ UK
/ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/ US
/ɛɡˈzuː.vɪ.eɪt/ US

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From Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), from exuō (“cast off, strip”).

verb exuviates · exuviating · exuviated

ambitransitive, rare To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). Like any arthropod encased in a rigid exoskeleton, a trilobite must periodically moult, or exuviate, in order to grow.
Similar: moult, molt, slough

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verb to shed or cast off a covering

Español	mudar
Português	mudar
Русский	линя́ть linjátʹ, сбра́сывать ко́жу sbrásyvatʹ kóžu

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@misc{exuviate_2026,
  title = {exuviate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exuviate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}