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excorticate
[ eks-kawr-ti-keyt ]
/ ɛksˈkɔr tɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·cor·ti·cat·ed, ex·cor·ti·cat·ing.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby excorticate
excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent
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