decorticate

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verb

1. remove the outer layer of
- decorticate a tree branch
• Derivationally related forms:
decortication
• Hypernyms:
strip
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. remove the cortex of (an organ)
• Derivationally related forms:
decortication
• Topics:
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something