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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ex·fo·li·ate /(ˌ)ɛksˈfoliˌet/
 (vi.)剝落,剝脫(vt.)使片狀脫落

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ex·fo·li·ate /-ˈfolɪˌet/ 動詞
 (拉exfoliatus)片狀剝落的,表皮脫落,表皮剝脫

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ex·fo·li·ate v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated p. pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating ]
 1. To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
 2. Min. To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ex·fo·li·ate v. t. To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 exfoliate
      v 1: spread by opening the leaves of
      2: cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
      3: remove the surface, in scales or laminae
      4: come off in a very thin piece
      5: grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"