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In some senses, excoriate is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
excoriate
/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/
verb 3adj 1
Collocations
3VERB + EXCORIATE
continued
EXCORIATE + NOUN
gyue, student, ye
PREP.
after
Definitions
verb
1
to remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin
2
To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3
To strongly condemn or criticize.
The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.
adj
1
Excoriated.
If the bowelles be excoriate, ye shall gyue thys peculier remedy.
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The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
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Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.
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Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.
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If the bowelles be excoriate, ye shall gyue thys peculier remedy.
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