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excoriate
(redirected from excoriating)

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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.
[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excorire, excorit- : ex-, ex- + corium, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·cori·ation n.
ex·cori·ator n.
excoriate
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. Literary to censure severely
2. to strip skin from a person or animal [Late Latin excoriare to strip, flay]
excoriation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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


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