DESQUAMATE Meaning of DESQUAMATE in English v.intr. Med. (esp. of the skin) come off in scales (as in some diseases). desquamation n. desquamative adj. desquamatory adj.[ L desquamare (as DE-, squama scale) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012