Word: epilating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: e
pi
la
ting
Definition: Present participle of epilate; remove body hair
Morphemes:
Affix: epilate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e-
Language: en
Decoded: e-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives with the sense of lacking something.
Affix: pilus
Language: la
Decoded: pilus
Meaning: hair
Affix: -ate
Language: en
Decoded: -ate
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.