excoriate

ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of excoriate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

criticism

Rare

criticize someone very harshly

Rare

The critics excoriated the movie for its poor plot.

berate

criticize

denounce

biology

TECH.

remove the skin from a body

TECH.

The butcher excoriated the animal before cooking.

flay

peel

skin

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Origin of excoriate

Latin, ex (out) + corium (skin)

Examples of excoriate in a sentence

She excoriated the team for their lack of effort.
The surgeon excoriated the tissue carefully.
The chef excoriated the fish before cooking.

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French:démolir, écorcher, ...
German:verreißen, häuten, ...
Italian:stroncare, scuoiare, ...
Spanish:despellejar, desollar, ...
Portuguese:arrasar, esfolar, ...
Chinese:严厉批评, 剥皮, ...
Japanese:酷評する, 剥ぐ, ...
Arabic:اِنْتَقَدَ بِشِدَّةٍ, سَلَخَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַקֵּר בְּחָרִיפוּת, לְהַפְשִׁיט, ...
Russian:разносить, снимать кожу, ...
Ukrainian:критикувати, знімати шкіру, ...
Hindi:कड़ी आलोचना करना, त्वचा उतारना, ...
Bengali:কঠোরভাবে সমালোচনা করা, ত্বক অপসারণ করা, ...
Catalan:criticar durament, escorxar, ...
Czech:cupovat, stáhnout z kůže, ...
Danish:kritiserer, flå, ...
Dutch:hekelen, ontvellen, ...
Greek:επικρίνω, γδέρνω, ...
Hungarian:ostorozni, lenyúzni, ...
Khmer:រិះគន់យ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, បកស្បែកចេញ, ...
Korean:혹독하게 비판하다, 벗기다, ...
Persian:به شدت انتقاد کرد, کند, ...
Polish:skrytykować, oskórować, ...
Portuguese (BR):criticar, esfolar, ...
Romanian:a critica dur, a jupui, ...
Swedish:såga, flå, ...
Thai:วิจารณ์, ลอกผิว, ...
Turkish:çok sert eleştirmek, derisini çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ trích gay gắt, lột da, ...

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