excorticate

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excorticate

/ɪkˈskɔː(ɹ)tɪkeɪt/

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

verb excorticates · excorticating · excorticated

archaic, obsolete To strip of bark, shell or skin. Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]
Similar: decorticate, delibrate

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@misc{excorticate_2026,
  title = {excorticate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excorticate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}