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excoriate
ex·co·ri·ate [ ik skáwree àyt ] (past and past participle ex·co·ri·at·ed, present participle ex·co·ri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·co·ri·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. denounce: to severely criticize somebody or something ( formal )
The paper excoriated the governor's conduct in this case.
2. medicine tear somebody's skin off: to remove skin from a person or animal
[15th century. < Latin excoriat-, past participle of excoriare "strip off the hide" < corium "hide, skin"]

ex·co·ri·a·tion [ ik skàwree áysh'n ] noun
ex·co·ri·a·tor noun
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