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English verb: exfoliate | |||
| 1. | exfoliate (contact) spread by opening the leaves of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, spread, spread out, unfold | ||
| 2. | exfoliate (contact) cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off | ||
| 3. | exfoliate (contact) remove the surface, in scales or laminae | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | peel off | ||
| 4. | exfoliate (contact) come off in a very thin piece | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off | ||
| 5. | exfoliate (change) grow by producing or unfolding leaves | ||
| Samples | Plants exfoliate. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
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