verb🔗ShareEffeuillerTo remove the leaves from a plant."In autumn, gardeners often exfoliate their tomato plants to encourage the remaining tomatoes to ripen. "En automne, les jardiniers effeuillent souvent leurs plants de tomates pour encourager les tomates restantes à mûrir.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExfolier, pelerTo remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation."She uses a sugar scrub to exfoliate her face and remove dead skin cells. "Elle utilise un gommage au sucre pour exfolier son visage et éliminer les cellules mortes.appearancebodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExfolier, desquamerTo split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition."The sunburn caused my skin to exfoliate, peeling off in thin layers. "Le coup de soleil a provoqué l'exfoliation de ma peau, qui s'est desquamée en fines couches.biologychemistryphysiologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading