décortiquer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcorticāre, dēcorticō. Compare the inherited term écorcher.

Pronunciation

Verb

décortiquer

  1. to decorticate, to peel, to shell (remove a shell, an outer layer from)
  2. (figuratively) to dissect, to analyse, to study

Conjugation

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