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excoriate

verb

1 excoriate

Express strong disapproval of.

synonyms: condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate.

Roget 226: divest; uncover etc. (cover) etc. 223; denude, bare, strip; disfurnish; undress, disrobe etc. (dress, enrobe) ... show more

2 excoriate

Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading.

synonym: chafe.

Dutch: schrammen


Moby thesaurus: abrade, assail, attack, bark, blister, castigate, decorticate, flay, fret, fustigate, gall, lash, pare, peel, roast, rub, scalp, scarify, scathe, scorch ... show more.

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