excoriate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik skôr′ē āt′, -skōr′-)

Inflections of 'excoriate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
excoriates
v 3rd person singular
excoriating
v pres p
excoriated
v past
excoriated
v past p

excoriate
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Sense: To remove strips of skin, bark, etc.
Synonyms:
abrade, chafe, flay, skin Collocations, scrape Collocations, peel Collocations, rub Collocations, strip Collocations, scalp Collocations, scourge Collocations, pare Collocations
Sense: To denounce
Synonyms:
condemn, criticize Collocations, criticise (UK), flay, censure, denounce, attack Collocations, berate, castigate, chastise, lambast, lambaste, rebuke Collocations, reproach, reprove, revile, scold Collocations, tear into, tear off a strip (slang), upbraid, vilify


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