exfoliate
/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/
verb
- To remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin, typically by scrubbing or using a chemical product.
- You should exfoliate your face gently to avoid irritation.
- The dermatologist recommended that she exfoliate once a week with a mild scrub.
- He exfoliates his hands after working in the garden to keep them soft.
- To shed or come off in flakes or scales, like skin or bark.
- After a sunburn, the skin begins to exfoliate naturally.
- Some trees exfoliate their bark in thin layers during the summer.
- The old paint started to exfoliate from the wooden fence.
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