throw away vs exfoliate

throw away and exfoliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throw away	No	No	Yes	No
exfoliate	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of throw away include exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough, abscise, autotomise, autotomize.

throw away (verb)	exfoliate (verb)
to remove	grow by producing or unfolding leaves
throw or cast away	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