Excoriate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing.
  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.
verb (tr)
  1. to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay
  2. to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc
  3. to denounce vehemently; censure severely
Excoriate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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