desquamate en · VERB
Etymology
First attested in 1740; borrowed from Latin dēsquāmātus, perfect passive participle of dēsquāmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“off”) + squāma (“a scale”) + -ō (“verb-forming suffix”).
Meanings
- (transitive) To remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
- (intransitive) To come off in the form of scales, to scale.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desquamated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desquamated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| desquamates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| desquamating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |