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Synonyms for decorticate

Most common

bark peel

All synonyms

Verb

1. Bark — to peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something

bark, peel, delibrate dated, excorticate dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.

Related words

Word family
decortication

Forms

Past participle
decorticated
e.g. decorticated → barked, peeled, delibrated, excorticated…

Example sentences

  • bark Yanni uses this bark to weave traditional baskets.
  • peel I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
decorticatefalling
barksteady
peelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bark1, peel1
9 letters
delibrate
11 letters
excorticate