1. removes the bark, husk, or outer layer from something
Usage: technical; third person singular present tense
2. removes the cortex or outer layer of an organ or structure
Usage: medical; third person singular present tense

Examples

• The machine decorticates the hemp fibers efficiently.
• She decorticates the rice by removing the outer hull.
• The surgeon decorticates the lung tissue during the procedure.
• The factory decorticates thousands of coconuts daily.
• He decorticates the bark from the tree trunk.
• The process decorticates the seeds before oil extraction.