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excoriate

ex·co·riate

US/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

express strong disapproval of

  • “We condemn the racism in South Africa”
  • “These ideas were reprobated”
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2.

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

  • “This leash chafes the dog”
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Origin

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.

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