Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excorticate

/ɪkˈskɔː(ɹ)tɪkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cor-ti-cate
IPA: /ɪkˈskɔː(ɹ)tɪkeɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strip of bark, shell or skin.

Archaic; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]"
"The sap-wood of the excorticated winter-felled timber, kept in piles in his Majesty's yards, has rotted"
"His mouth was dry and parched; his hands red and swollen, and looking about the nails as if he had been excorticating millions of new walnuts."

Etymology

From Latin ex (“out”), from cortex, corticis (“bark”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

excorticates (present, singular) excorticating (participle, present) excorticated (participle, past) excorticated (past)

Derived Forms

excortication unexcorticated

Synonyms

decorticate delibrate

Questions

How do you pronounce excorticate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈskɔː(ɹ)tɪkeɪt/.
What does excorticate mean?: To strip of bark, shell or skin.
Where does excorticate come from?: From Latin ex (“out”), from cortex, corticis (“bark”).

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