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dep·i·late

 (dĕp′ə-lāt′)
tr.v. dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing, dep·i·lates
To remove hair from (the body).

[Latin dēpilāre, dēpilāt- : dē-, de- + pilāre, to deprive of hair (from pilus, hair).]

dep′i·la′tion n.
dep′i·la′tor n.
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depilate

(ˈdɛpɪˌleɪt)
vb
(tr) to remove the hair from
[C16: from Latin dēpilāre, from pilāre to make bald, from pilus hair]
ˌdepiˈlation n
ˈdepiˌlator n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dep•i•late

(ˈdɛp əˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
[1550–60; < Latin dēpilātus, past participle of dēpilāre to pluck =dē- de- + pilāre to deprive of hair (derivative of pilus a hair)]
dep`i•la′tion, n.
dep′i•la`tor, n.
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depilate


Past participle: depilated
Gerund: depilating

Imperative
depilate
depilate
Present
I depilate
you depilate
he/she/it depilates
we depilate
you depilate
they depilate
Preterite
I depilated
you depilated
he/she/it depilated
we depilated
you depilated
they depilated
Present Continuous
I am depilating
you are depilating
he/she/it is depilating
we are depilating
you are depilating
they are depilating
Present Perfect
I have depilated
you have depilated
he/she/it has depilated
we have depilated
you have depilated
they have depilated
Past Continuous
I was depilating
you were depilating
he/she/it was depilating
we were depilating
you were depilating
they were depilating
Past Perfect
I had depilated
you had depilated
he/she/it had depilated
we had depilated
you had depilated
they had depilated
Future
I will depilate
you will depilate
he/she/it will depilate
we will depilate
you will depilate
they will depilate
Future Perfect
I will have depilated
you will have depilated
he/she/it will have depilated
we will have depilated
you will have depilated
they will have depilated
Future Continuous
I will be depilating
you will be depilating
he/she/it will be depilating
we will be depilating
you will be depilating
they will be depilating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been depilating
you have been depilating
he/she/it has been depilating
we have been depilating
you have been depilating
they have been depilating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been depilating
you will have been depilating
he/she/it will have been depilating
we will have been depilating
you will have been depilating
they will have been depilating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been depilating
you had been depilating
he/she/it had been depilating
we had been depilating
you had been depilating
they had been depilating
Conditional
I would depilate
you would depilate
he/she/it would depilate
we would depilate
you would depilate
they would depilate
Past Conditional
I would have depilated
you would have depilated
he/she/it would have depilated
we would have depilated
you would have depilated
they would have depilated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.depilate - remove body hair; "epilate her legs"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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Translations
epiloidakarvapoistaa
epilálszőrtelenít

dep·i·late

vt. depilar, acción de quitar o extirpar pelo.
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To depilate or not has long been discussed as political, but only in light of what the hair itself, or its absence, communicates.
Brazilian depilatory methods are known worldwide, but many women are deciding not to seek for professional help to depilate their bodies, mainly due to the price rise in services in the country.
I say "grow" but I perhaps I mean "have an excuse not to depilate" this winter, and then donate the savings I've made in undergrowth mulching to Cancer Research.
All patients were asked to pay attention to hygiene rules, to not sit or use a semisitting position for 15 days, and to depilate hairs around their gluteal region as necessary for every 3 months beginning after hospital discharge.