cast off vs exfoliate

cast off and exfoliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cast off	No	No	Yes	No
exfoliate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exfoliate is a hyponym of cast off; that is, exfoliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cast off:

Other hyponyms of cast off include exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough, abscise, autotomise, autotomize.

cast off (verb)	exfoliate (verb)
to remove	grow by producing or unfolding leaves
make the last row of stitches when knitting	cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
	remove the surface, in scales or laminae
	spread by opening the leaves of
	come off in a very thin piece