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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excommunication, excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent
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