epilate

From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.

epilate (third-person singular simple present epilates, present participle epilating, simple past and past participle epilated)

1. To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
   • 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)‎:

     Cæsar was proud of his physical beauty, and, like some modern inverts, he was accustomed carefully to shave and epilate his body to preserve the smoothness of the skin.

• depilate

• epilation
• epilator

• pileate