excoriate
Verb
- express strong disapproval of
- tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
- to remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin
- To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
- To strongly condemn or criticize.
Adj
- Excoriated.
Examples
- The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
chafe, condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate, abrade, criticise, criticize, denounce, disparage, excarnate, flay, tear a strip off
Scrabble Score: 18
excoriate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexcoriate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excoriate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary