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excoriate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik skôr′ē āt′, -skōr′-)

Inflections of 'excoriate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

excoriates: v 3rd person singular

excoriating: v pres p

excoriated: v past

excoriated: v past p

ex•co•ri•ate (ik skôr′ē āt′, -skōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

to denounce or berate severely;
flay verbally:He was excoriated for his mistakes.
to strip off or remove the skin from:Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.

Late Latin excoriātus (past participle of excoriāre to strip, skin). See ex-¹, corium, -ate¹
late Middle English 1375–1425

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excoriate /ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay
to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc
to denounce vehemently; censure severely

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin excoriāre to strip, flay, from Latin corium skin, hideexˌcoriˈation n

'excoriate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

debunk - excoriation - flay - lambaste - savage - scorch

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Synonyms: abrade, chafe, flay, skin, scrape, more...

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