EXCORIATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does excoriate mean? 

• EXCORIATE (verb)
  The verb EXCORIATE has 2 senses:

1. express strong disapproval of

2. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

  Familiarity information: EXCORIATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCORIATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they excoriate    ... he / she / it excoriates   
Past simple: excoriated   
Past participle: excoriated   
-ing form: excoriating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express strong disapproval of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

condemn; decry; excoriate; objurgate; reprobate

Context example:

These ideas were reprobated

Hypernyms (to "excoriate" is one way to...):

denounce (speak out against)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

excoriation (severe censure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

chafe; excoriate

Context example:

This leash chafes the dog's neck

Hypernyms (to "excoriate" is one way to...):

abrade; abrase; corrade; rub down; rub off (wear away)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

excoriation (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)