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Monday, June 5, 2017
Excoriate
excoriate
\ik-SKAWR-ee-eyt, -SKOHR-\
verb
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
.
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