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excoriating Definition


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excoriate
verb excoriated, excoriating
    1. technical
      To strip the skin from (a person or animal).
      Thesaurus: flay, skin.
    2. To criticize someone severely.
      Thesaurus: denounce, condemn, criticize, attack, savage.
Derivative: excoriation
noun
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin excoriare, from corium skin.



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