decorticate
[verb]
Synonyms: skin, excorticate, peel, scale, strip

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Related Words: bark, scalp, denude, divest

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de·cor·ti·cate (dē-kôrtĭ-kāt)
tr.v. de·cor·ti·cat·ed, de·cor·ti·cat·ing, de·cor·ti·cates
► To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.
► To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

decorticate
[Latin dēcorticāre, dēcorticāt-  : dē-, de- + cortex, cortic-, bark, rind; see sker-¹ in Indo-European Roots.]

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

decorticate
de·corti·cation n.
de·corti·cator n.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲