[2044] excoriate

[보카길라잡이]

tr.v. ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates

1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.

excoriate

v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate]

2: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: chafe]

Synonyms: chafe, abrade, excoriate, fret, ¹gall
² These verbs mean to wear down or rub away a surface by or as if by scraping: chafed my skin; water abrading the canyon walls; metal bristles that excoriated her scalp; rope that fretted a groove in the post; stone steps galled by years of heavy use.

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