Depilate
/ˈdɛpɪleɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.
"In Siena, the donkey upon which Bernardino had traveled so many miles was literally and thoroughly depilated in the mad rush for miracle-working relics."
- 2 remove body hair wordnet
Example
More examples"In Siena, the donkey upon which Bernardino had traveled so many miles was literally and thoroughly depilated in the mad rush for miracle-working relics."
Etymology
First attested in 1575; borrowed from Latin dēpilātus, perfect passive participle of dēpilō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).