excoriate
Meaning of excoriate
- damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).
the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose
- criticize (someone) severely.
he excoriated the government for censorship
late Middle English: from Latin excoriat- ‘skinned’, from the verb excoriare, from ex- ‘out, from’ + corium ‘skin, hide’.
Information about excoriate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of excoriate is: excoriates.
- Languages in which excoriate is used:
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Hyphenation of excoriate
ex-co-ri-ate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- excoriate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
excoriate synonyms
Meaning condemn:
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate
Meaning chafe:
Meaning scrape or wear away by friction or erosion:
Meaning rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury:
Meaning make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of:
Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:
Meaning graze (a part of one's body):
Meaning remove the bark, rind, or husk from:
Meaning indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way:
Meaning express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement:
Meaning publicly declare to be wrong or evil:
Meaning find fault with; censure:
Meaning criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly:
Meaning criticize (someone or something) harshly:
Meaning attack or ridicule publicly:
Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:
Meaning criticize unfairly; disparage:
Meaning express disapproval of:
Meaning speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner:
Meaning speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:
Meaning damage (someone's reputation):
Meaning speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another:
Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:
Meaning criticize severely:
Meaning attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly:
Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
Meaning subject to fierce criticism:
Meaning subject to a vicious verbal attack; criticize brutally:
Meaning cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire:
Meaning fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer:
Meaning criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly:
Meaning criticize or reprimand severely:
Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:
Meaning strike repeatedly with the fists:
Meaning damage or destroy:
Meaning put (something) in a bag:
Meaning travel or slide downhill over snow on a sledge:
Meaning assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale:
Meaning cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword:
Meaning attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of:
Meaning detract from:
Meaning reprimand:
excoriate antonyms
Meaning express warm approval or admiration of:
Translation of excoriate
- Italian: escoriare
- Spanish: excoriar
- French: excorier
- German: heruntermachen
Anagrams of excoriate
Words that rhyme with excoriate
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