What does "exuviate" mean?

To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

What is a synonym for "exuviate"?

Common synonyms include: cast, dregs, molt, moult, moulter, shed.

Pronounced //ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt//.

/ɛkˈsuː.vɪ.eɪt/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). ambitransitive, rare
"Like any arthropod encased in a rigid exoskeleton, a trilobite must periodically moult, or exuviate, in order to grow."
2
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers wordnet

"Like any arthropod encased in a rigid exoskeleton, a trilobite must periodically moult, or exuviate, in order to grow."

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