\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). [R.]
   --Fuller.
2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie,
   in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further
   working.