Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decorticate

2 senses of decorticate

Sense 1
decorticate -- (remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch")
       => strip -- (remove the surface from; "strip wood")

Sense 2
decorticate -- (remove the cortex of (an organ))
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")