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decorticate

/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

decorticate verb: to peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.

Verb

decorticate (third-person singular simple present decorticates, present participle decorticating, simple past and past participle decorticated)

  1. (ergative, transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
    • […] but its striking white trunk, which changes to a bright pink in late spring or summer just before it decorticates, makes it a handsome species.1962, Lindsay Dixon Pryor, Trees in Canberra, page 89
  2. (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.

Adjective

decorticate (not comparable)

  1. Having had the cortex removed
    • visually decorticate
    Synonyms:
    decorticated

decorticate meaning in Bengali

decorticate in Bengali

বাকল, খোসা, আবরণ ছাড়ানো

Synonyms of decorticate

Forms of decorticate

third-person singular presentdecorticates
present participledecorticating
past participledecorticated
pastdecorticated

Origin of decorticate

The verb is first attested in 1611, the adjective in 1872; borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, perfect passive participle of dēcorticō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō.

Words formed from decorticate

Questions about decorticate

What does decorticate mean?
Decorticate means to peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
What is decorticate in Bengali?
Decorticate in Bengali is বাকল, খোসা, আবরণ ছাড়ানো. See Decorticate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is decorticate?
Decorticate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce decorticate?
Decorticate is pronounced /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decorticate?
The past tense of decorticate is decorticated.

Words near decorticate in the dictionary

  1. decorrelatory
  2. decorrellation
  3. decors
  4. Decorte
  5. Decortes
  6. decorticate
  7. decorticated
  8. decorticates
  9. decorticating
  10. decortication
  11. decortications

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