excorticating

  • 1excorticating — v. strip of bark or skin; husk; remove the peel; decorticate …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2excorticate — /eks kawr ti kayt /, v.t., excorticated, excorticating. decorticate. [1375 1425 for earlier adj. sense; 1650 60 for current sense; late ME excorticat hulled < LL excorticatus, ptp. of excorticare to peel. See EX 1, CORTEX, ATE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 3excorticate — /əksˈkɔtəkeɪt/ (say uhks kawtuhkayt), /ɛks / (say eks ) verb (t) (excorticated, excorticating) to remove the mark, husk or outer covering from; decorticate. {ex 1 + Latin cortic , stem of cortex bark + ate1} –excortication /əkskɔtəˈkeɪʃən/ (say&#8230; …