Excoriate \Ex*co"ri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excoriated; p.
pr. & vb. n. excoriating.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium
hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
excoriate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in
South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: condemn,
reprobate, decry, objurgate]
2: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This
leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: chafe]
WordNet (r) 2.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "excoriate":
abrade, assail, attack, bark, blister, castigate, decorticate,
flay, fret, fustigate, gall, lash, pare, peel, roast, rub, scalp,
scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, skin, skin alive, slash, strip,
trounce
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
chafe, condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate
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