Decorticate vs Pare - What's the difference?
decorticate | pare | Related terms |
To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.
to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
to trim the hoof of a horse
In transitive terms the difference between decorticate and pare
is that decorticate is to surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc while pare is to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.decorticate
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(decorticat)Derived terms
* decorticated * decorticationpare
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(par)- We pared the paired pears.
- Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.