desquamate vs peel off

desquamate and peel off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desquamate	No	No	Yes	No
peel off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, desquamate and peel off are synonyms defined as:

desquamate (verb)	peel off (verb)
peel off in scales	peel off in scales
	take off, as with some difficulty
	peel off the outer layer of something
	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
	leave a formation