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Antonyms for de-corticate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dee-kawr-ti-keyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : diˈkɔr tɪˌkeɪt |
Definition of de-corticate
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin decorticatus, past participle of decorticare "to strip of bark," from de- (see de-) + stem of cortex "bark of a tree" (see cortex). Related: Decortication.
- As in molt : verb shed
- As in pare : verb peel, trim
- As in peel : verb take off outer covering
- As in shave : verb cut outer covering off
- As in skin : verb remove outer covering
- As in strip : verb bare, uncover
- As in decorticate : verb remove skin
- As in unclothe : verb strip
Synonyms for de-corticate
- abrade
- barber
- bare
- bark
- brush
- carve
- cast
- cast off
- clip
- crop
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut off
- decorticate
- decrease
- delaminate
- denude
- deprive
- despoil
- desquamate
- dismantle
- displace
- disrobe
- divest
- dock
- doff
- empty
- excoriate
- excorticate
- exfoliate
- expose
- exuviate
- flake
- flay
- gall
- graze
- gut
- hull
- husk
- kiss
- knock off
- lay bare
- lift
- lop
- lower
- make bare
- mark down
- pare
- peel
- pillage
- plane
- plunder
- prune
- pull off
- ransack
- ravage
- reduce
- remove
- rind
- rob
- scale
- scalp
- scrape
- shave
- shear
- shed
- shingle
- shred
- shuck
- skim
- skin
- skive
- slash
- slice thin
- slip out of
- sliver
- slough
- spoil
- strip
- take off
- tear
- tear off
- thin
- touch
- trim
- unclothe
- uncover
- undress
- withdraw
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