ecdyse

/ˈɛk.daɪz/

Etymology

Derived from ecdysis, the biological process of shedding or molting. From Ancient Greek ekdúsis (“a stripping off, shedding”), via English ecdysis (“molting; shedding of an outer layer”).

ecdyse means To undergo ecdysis. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

verb

To undergo ecdysis.
To shed an outer layer of skin, exoskeleton, or cuticle; to moult.