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epilate (ˈɛpɪˌleɪt ) vb (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr ) rare to remove hair from
[C19: from French épiler (modelled on dépiler depilate) + -ate1 ]
ˌepiˈlation n
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ep•i•late (ˈɛp əˌleɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
[1885–90; < French
épil(er) (< Latin
ē- e - + French
-piler , v. derivative of Latin
pilus hair) +
-ate 1 ]
ep`i•la′tion, n.
ep′i•la`tor, n.
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epilate Past participle: epilatedGerund: epilatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I epilate you epilate he/she/it epilates we epilate you epilate they epilate
Preterite I epilated you epilated he/she/it epilated we epilated you epilated they epilated
Present Continuous I am epilating you are epilating he/she/it is epilating we are epilating you are epilating they are epilating
Present Perfect I have epilated you have epilated he/she/it has epilated we have epilated you have epilated they have epilated
Past Continuous I was epilating you were epilating he/she/it was epilating we were epilating you were epilating they were epilating
Past Perfect I had epilated you had epilated he/she/it had epilated we had epilated you had epilated they had epilated
Future I will epilate you will epilate he/she/it will epilate we will epilate you will epilate they will epilate
Future Perfect I will have epilated you will have epilated he/she/it will have epilated we will have epilated you will have epilated they will have epilated
Future Continuous I will be epilating you will be epilating he/she/it will be epilating we will be epilating you will be epilating they will be epilating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been epilating you have been epilating he/she/it has been epilating we have been epilating you have been epilating they have been epilating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been epilating you will have been epilating he/she/it will have been epilating we will have been epilating you will have been epilating they will have been epilating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been epilating you had been epilating he/she/it had been epilating we had been epilating you had been epilating they had been epilating
Conditional I would epilate you would epilate he/she/it would epilate we would epilate you would epilate they would epilate
Past Conditional I would have epilated you would have epilated he/she/it would have epilated we would have epilated you would have epilated they would have epilated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. epilate - remove body hair; "epilate her legs"remove ,
take away ,
withdraw ,
take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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