Delaminate

//diːˈlæmɪneɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up. transitive
  2. 2
    To come apart into its component layers. intransitive

    "Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced."

Synonyms

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delamdelamexfoliateflakelaminatelay down

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"Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced."

Etymology

From de- + laminate.

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