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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sko
ri
eIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
excoriates, excoriating, excoriated |
| definition 1: |
to denounce or criticize severely.
The company's CEO was excoriated for his wrongful actions and was forced to resign.- similar words:
- abuse, chastise, run down, scorch, score
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| definition 2: |
to abrade or tear away the skin of.
- similar words:
- skin
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| related words: |
anathematize, berate, chafe, gall, lambaste, revile, scrape |
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| derivation: |
excoriation (n.) |
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