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epilating

epilating is the present participle and gerund of epilate.

Meaning of epilate

Verb

epilate (third-person singular simple present epilates, present participle epilating, simple past and past participle epilated)

  1. To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
    • Cæsar was proud of his physical beauty, and, like some modern inverts, he was accustomed carefully to shave and epilate his body to preserve the smoothness of the skin.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)

Questions about epilating

What is epilating the present participle and gerund of?
Epilating is the present participle and gerund of epilate.

Words near epilating in the dictionary

  1. epilaryngeal
  2. epilarynx
  3. epilate
  4. epilated
  5. epilates
  6. epilating
  7. epilation
  8. epilations
  9. epilator
  10. epilators
  11. epilatory

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