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词汇 depilate
释义

Definition of depilate in English:

depilate

verb ˈdɛpɪleɪtˈɛpəˌleɪt
[with object]
  • Remove the hair from.

    使脱毛,除去…的毛

    I depilated my underarms and legs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While contemporary women are not literally forced to depilate, the culture and media pressure us to do so.
    • Winter boots of caribou or seal can have a depilated sealskin foot with a furred upper.
    • After being bathed, depilated and doused in sweet heavy perfumes, queens and commoners alike are portrayed sitting patiently before their hairdressers, although it is equally clear that wigmakers enjoyed a brisk trade.
    • Nowadays the hamams or public baths have special rooms for the ladies to depilate.
    • Forty-eight hours before UVB exposure, mice were shaved with electric clippers and chemically depilated.

Derivatives

  • depilation

  • noun ˌdɛpɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛpəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
    • Several randomized and observational studies with controls show that either wet or dry shaving the evening before the procedure results in a significantly higher infection rate than depilation or electric clipping.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Laser therapy in dermatology is expanding rapidly and can be used to treat vascular and pigmented lesions, to remove tattoos, for depilation, and for skin resurfacing.
      • Other researchers studied clipping compared to historical controls (ie, depilation, shaving), and they found no change in infection rates, which were 1% both before and after changes in practice.
      • In the case of depilation, the applied cream may be antiseptic, and skin irritation may be an adverse effect.
      • There will be a long list of services to choose from (massages, depilation, pedicure, etc.), but it's usually only written in Turkish, so have handy a pocket dictionary before you make your choice.

Origin

Mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as depilation): from Latin depilat- 'stripped of hair', from the verb depilare, from de- (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus 'hair').

Rhymes

epilate

Definition of depilate in US English:

depilate

verbˈepəˌlātˈɛpəˌleɪt
[with object]
  • Remove the hair from.

    使脱毛,除去…的毛

    I depilated my underarms and legs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Winter boots of caribou or seal can have a depilated sealskin foot with a furred upper.
    • After being bathed, depilated and doused in sweet heavy perfumes, queens and commoners alike are portrayed sitting patiently before their hairdressers, although it is equally clear that wigmakers enjoyed a brisk trade.
    • Forty-eight hours before UVB exposure, mice were shaved with electric clippers and chemically depilated.
    • Nowadays the hamams or public baths have special rooms for the ladies to depilate.
    • While contemporary women are not literally forced to depilate, the culture and media pressure us to do so.

Origin

Mid 16th century (earlier ( late Middle English) as depilation): from Latin depilat- ‘stripped of hair’, from the verb depilare, from de- (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus ‘hair’).

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