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cast off vs exuviate

exuviate vs cast off

cast off and exuviate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cast off No No Yes No
exuviate No No Yes No
As verbs, exuviate is a hyponym of cast off; that is, exuviate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cast off:
  • cast off: to remove
  • exuviate: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
Other hyponyms of cast off include molt, moult, shed, slough, abscise, exfoliate, autotomise, autotomize.
cast off (verb) exuviate (verb)
to remove cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
make the last row of stitches when knitting
Difference between cast off and exuviate

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