De‐lig″nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Delignated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Delignating.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.] 1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). Fuller.
2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie, in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working.