单词 | excoriate |
释义 | excoriate /ik skawr"ee ayt', -skohr"-/, v.t., excoriated, excoriating. 1. to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: He was excoriated for his mistakes. 2. to strip off or remove the skin from: Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling. [1375-1425; late ME < LL excoriatus (ptp. of excoriare to strip, skin). See EX-1, CORIUM, -ATE1] |
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