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   excoriate

   /ɛkˈskɔːrɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin): "the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose" Similar abraderub awayrub offrub rawscrapescratchchafedamagestrip awaypeel awayskintechnical:decorticate
   • 2. criticize (someone) severely: formal "he excoriated the government for censorship" Similar criticizefind fault withcensuredenouncecondemnarraignattacklambastpillorydisapprove ofcarp atcavil atrail againstinveigh againstcast aspersions onpour scorn ondisparagedenigratedeprecatemalignvilifybesmirchrun downgive a bad press toslurinformal:knockpanslamhammerblastbad-mouthnitpick aboutthrow brickbats atgive flak tolay intolace intopull to piecespull apartpick holes inhit out atmaulsavageroastskewercrucifyslag offhave a go atgive some stick tomonsterslaterubbishpummelcut uptrashbag onbagsledgedated:ratearchaic:slashvituperate againstreprobaterare:animadvert onobjurgateaspersederogatereprehendOpposite praiseapprove of

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin excoriat- ‘skinned’, from the verb excoriare, from ex- ‘out, from’ + corium ‘skin, hide’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. excoriation noun

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