English Explanatory Dictionary

excorticate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strip of bark, shell or skin.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈskɔː(ɹ)tɪkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-excorticate.wav

Word forms

excorticate excorticates excorticating excorticated

Etymology

From Latin ex (“out”), from cortex, corticis (“bark”).

Synonyms

decorticate delibrate

Derived words

excortication unexcorticated
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