Definition of decorticate Decorticate
de•cor•ti•cate
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What does decorticate mean?
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| decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ) | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| decorticate - remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch" | ||
| strip remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decorticate (v. t.)
To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decorticate
de-kor′ti-kāt, v.t. to deprive of the bark, husk, or peel.—n. Decorticā′tion. [L. decorticāre, -ātum—de, from, and cortex, bark.]
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🔤- decorticate, verb, present, 1st person singular of decorticate (infinitive).
- decorticate, verb (infinitive).
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