excoriate

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/, /ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/ === Verb === excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated) (transitive) to remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin Synonym: excarnate (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe. Synonyms: abrade, chafe, flay (transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize. Synonyms: denounce, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off, criticize, criticise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === excoriate (comparative more excoriate, superlative most excoriate) (obsolete) (as a participle) Excoriated. === Related terms === === References === === Anagrams === exoterica == Latin == === Verb === excoriāte second-person plural present active imperative of excoriō == Spanish == === Verb === excoriate second-person singular voseo imperative of excoriar combined with te