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US
/ɛkˈskɔɹiˌeɪt/
]
VERB
-
express strong disapproval of
We condemn the racism in South Africa
These ideas were reprobated -
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
This leash chafes the dog's neck
How To Use excoriate In A Sentence
- excoriate" the UN's peacekeeping mission in Congo. The Economist: Correspondent's diary
- Speaking to reporters after McGinn’s press briefing, council president Richard Conlin excoriated the mayor for “grandstanding” on the tunnel and said he believed the council would vote again to uphold their agreement. McGinn Says He’ll Veto Tunnel Agreement; Council President Says Mayor is “Grandstanding” « PubliCola
- A much-experienced newspaper colleague excoriated me as grossly unfair, if not libellous.
- The pathognomonic sign is the burrow - a short, wavy, grey line that is often missed if the skin is eczematised, excoriated, or impetiginised.
- His palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.
- After all, the author you excoriate today might be the reviewer of your book tomorrow.
- The Boston Globe excoriated the first American exhibition, calling it a hotbed of Bolshevism.
- Mucopurulent otorrhea and excoriated skin may also be present.
- Esprit de l'escalier it may've been, but I found myself, days later, wondering why exactly it was that we should feel at all shamefaced about our singular collective ability to guy, to poke fun, to take the piss and otherwise generally excoriate. Rude Britannia: British Comic Art, at Tate Britain
- After a long diatribe, Noah excoriated me: ‘How can you bring such a phony to speak to your class?’
