English
Etymology
From Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare, to take the skin or hide off, to flay (literally and figuratively. From the Latin excoriare "to flay"; ex- "off" + corium "skin"
Verb
en-verb|excoriat|ing transitive
- To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
- To strongly renounce or censure.
#*2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, p. 464 (2005 Trade paperback edition, ISBN 0-345-45842-7) -- Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiesence.
#*2006, New York Times Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo�s ethics, ...
Synonyms
abrade (1)
chafe (1)
flay (1)
condemn (2)
denounce (2)
reprobate (2)
Derived terms
excoriator
excoriation
Translations
trans-top|to wear off the skin of
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trans-top|to strongly renounce or censure
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Norwegian: t-|no|hudflette (1,2)
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