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excoriate

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskɔːrɪeɪt, ɛks-/

Definition of excoriate

verb

[with object]
  • 1 Medicine damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin): the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose
  • 2 formal criticize (someone) severely:he excoriated the government for censorship

Derivatives

excoriation

Pronunciation: /-ˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin excoriat- 'skinned', from the verb excoriare, from ex- 'out, from' + corium 'skin, hide'

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