exuviate


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ex·u·vi·ate

 (ĭg-zo͞o′vē-āt′)
v. ex·u·vi·at·ed, ex·u·vi·at·ing, ex·u·vi·ates
v.tr.
To shed or cast off (a covering).
v.intr.
To shed or cast off exuviae; molt.


ex·u′vi·a′tion n.
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exuviate

(ɪɡˈzjuːvɪˌeɪt)
vb
(Zoology) to shed (a skin or similar outer covering)
exˌuviˈation n
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exuviate


Past participle: exuviated
Gerund: exuviating

Imperative
exuviate
exuviate
Present
I exuviate
you exuviate
he/she/it exuviates
we exuviate
you exuviate
they exuviate
Preterite
I exuviated
you exuviated
he/she/it exuviated
we exuviated
you exuviated
they exuviated
Present Continuous
I am exuviating
you are exuviating
he/she/it is exuviating
we are exuviating
you are exuviating
they are exuviating
Present Perfect
I have exuviated
you have exuviated
he/she/it has exuviated
we have exuviated
you have exuviated
they have exuviated
Past Continuous
I was exuviating
you were exuviating
he/she/it was exuviating
we were exuviating
you were exuviating
they were exuviating
Past Perfect
I had exuviated
you had exuviated
he/she/it had exuviated
we had exuviated
you had exuviated
they had exuviated
Future
I will exuviate
you will exuviate
he/she/it will exuviate
we will exuviate
you will exuviate
they will exuviate
Future Perfect
I will have exuviated
you will have exuviated
he/she/it will have exuviated
we will have exuviated
you will have exuviated
they will have exuviated
Future Continuous
I will be exuviating
you will be exuviating
he/she/it will be exuviating
we will be exuviating
you will be exuviating
they will be exuviating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exuviating
you have been exuviating
he/she/it has been exuviating
we have been exuviating
you have been exuviating
they have been exuviating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exuviating
you will have been exuviating
he/she/it will have been exuviating
we will have been exuviating
you will have been exuviating
they will have been exuviating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exuviating
you had been exuviating
he/she/it had been exuviating
we had been exuviating
you had been exuviating
they had been exuviating
Conditional
I would exuviate
you would exuviate
he/she/it would exuviate
we would exuviate
you would exuviate
they would exuviate
Past Conditional
I would have exuviated
you would have exuviated
he/she/it would have exuviated
we would have exuviated
you would have exuviated
they would have exuviated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.exuviate - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathersexuviate - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
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exuviate

verb
To cast off by a natural process:
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Thus they remained there until reaching the stage of final 3rd instar and initial 4th instar, a change observed flora the exuviate. The latter did not receive any food or chemical treatment.
The Government needs to exuviate timidity and hesitancy from its transportation policy development by acknowledging the primacy of its national interests.