To excoriate is defined as to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.
(verb)When you thoroughly condemn a certain behavior, this is an example of a time when you excoriate.
The definition of excoriate is to chafe, abrade or wear off the skin.
(verb)A tight bracelet that rubs against your skin, chafing it and causing redness and irritation is an example of something that excoriates.
See excoriate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb excoriated, excoriating
Origin: ME excoriaten < L excoriatus, pp. of excoriare < ex-, out, off + corium, the skin: see corium
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See excoriate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates
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Origin: Middle English excoriaten
Origin: , from Latin excoriāre, excoriāt-
Origin: : ex-, ex-
Origin: + corium, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots
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