excorticate
American
[eks-kawr-ti-keyt]
/ ɛksˈkɔr tɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object)
excorticated,
excorticating
Etymology
Origin of excorticate
1375–1425 for earlier adj. sense; 1650–60 for current sense; late Middle English excorticat hulled < Late Latin excorticātus, past participle of excorticāre to peel. See ex- 1, cortex, -ate 1
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