slough | SLUFF | verb
1 : to cast off or become cast off
2 : to crumble slowly and fall away
*3 : to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous -- usually used with off
Example sentence:
"As the war advanced the armies reluctantly sloughed off such amenities as two-man tents." (Paul Fussell, Wartime)
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