Etymology

decorticate

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Today it means: To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something. Full definition →

Latin dēcorticātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēcorticātus
  2. English todaydecorticate

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.

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