Excoriate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
  • v. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
  • v. To strongly denounce or censure.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To flay; strip off the skin of.
  • Hence To abrade; gall; break and remove the outer layers of (the skin) in any manner.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. express strong disapproval of
  • v. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    • Verb Form
    excoriated    excoriates    excoriating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    denounce    rub down    rub off    corrade    abrade   
    Form
    excoriated    excoriating    excoriator    excoriation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abrade    gall    skip    flay    chafe   
     
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