excoriate (redirected from excoriating)

ex·co·ri·ate  (k-skôr-t, -skr-)

tr.v. ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates

1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.

2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.

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[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excorire, excorit- : ex-, ex- + corium, skin; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·cori·ation n.

ex·cori·ator n.

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excoriate [ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay

2. (Medicine) Med to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc.

3. to denounce vehemently; censure severely

[from Late Latin excoriāre to strip, flay, from Latin corium skin, hide]

excoriation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	excoriate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
	2.	excoriate - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" chafe abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off - wear away

Translations

excoriate [ɪksˈkɔːrɪeɪt] VT (frm) [+ person, organization, idea] → vilipendiar

excoriate

vt (form: = criticize severely) person, organization → attackieren; idea → verurteilen