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excoriate definition

ex·co·ri·ate (ek skôrē āt′, ik-)

transitive verb excoriated -·at′ed, excoriating -·at′·ing

  1. to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin of; flay, abrade, chafe, etc.
  2. to denounce harshly

Etymology: ME excoriaten < L excoriatus, pp. of excoriare < ex-, out, off + corium, the skin: see corium

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