Desquamate [verb]

Definition of Desquamate:

take off outer covering

Synonyms of Desquamate:

● Shave

● Pare

● Scale

● Flay

● Strip

● Decorticate

● Flake

● Skin

● Exfoliate

● Uncover

● Pull off

● Delaminate

● Excorticate

● Tear off


Opposite/Antonyms of Desquamate:

● Cover


Sentence/Example of Desquamate:

About the eighth day the rash begins to scale or desquamate.