décortiquer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcorticāre. By surface analysis, dé- +‎ écorce +‎ -ique +‎ -er. Compare the inherited term écorcher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kɔʁ.ti.ke/
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Verb

décortiquer

  1. (transitive) to decorticate, to peel, to shell (remove a shell, an outer layer from)
  2. (figuratively)
    1. (transitive) to dissect, to scrutinize, to analyse, to study
      Synonyms: analyser, scruter
      • 2001, Frédéric Beigbeder, Dernier inventaire avant liquidation, Grasset, →ISBN, page 16:
        Celui qui écrit un chef-d’œuvre ne sait pas qu’il écrit un chef-d’œuvre. Il est aussi seul et inquiet que n’importe quel autre auteur; il ignore qu’il figuera dans les manuels et qu’un jour on décortiquera chacune de ses phrases []
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    2. (passive pronominal) to be scrutinized

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