"decorticate" meaning in English

See decorticate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decorticate.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=cut}}, {{bor+|en|la|dēcorticātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|la|dē-|cortex|-ō|id3=denominative|nocat=1|pos2=oblique stem in cortic-|t1=of, from|t2=bark}} dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decorticate (not comparable)
  1. Having had the cortex removed Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: decorticated
    Sense id: en-decorticate-en-adj-B4AZoNI- Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Verb

IPA: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decorticate.wav Forms: decorticates [present, singular, third-person], decorticating [participle, present], decorticated [participle, past], decorticated [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=cut}}, {{bor+|en|la|dēcorticātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|la|dē-|cortex|-ō|id3=denominative|nocat=1|pos2=oblique stem in cortic-|t1=of, from|t2=bark}} dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō Head templates: {{en-verb}} decorticate (third-person singular simple present decorticates, present participle decorticating, simple past and past participle decorticated)
  1. (transitive, ergative) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something. Tags: ergative, transitive Synonyms: excorticate, delibrate Translations (peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something): zhvoshk (Albanian), обелвам (obelvam) (Bulgarian), escorxar (Catalan), décortiquer (French), afhýða (Icelandic), snamh (Irish), rúisc (Irish), avbarke (Norwegian Bokmål), slindbarke (note: with an axe) (Norwegian Bokmål), descortezar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-decorticate-en-verb-G5FhiE6N Disambiguation of 'peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc. Tags: transitive Translations (surgically remove the surface layer): decorticar (Catalan), décortiquer (French)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decorticated, decortication, decorticator, hemidecorticate Related terms: cortex, excorticate

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, ergative) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something."
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