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shake off vs exuviate

exuviate vs shake off

shake off and exuviate both are verbs.

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

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