excoriate
pronunciation
How to pronounce excoriate in British English:
UK [ˌeksˈkɔ:rieɪt]
How to pronounce excoriate in American English:
US [ɪkˈskɔriˌet, -ˈskor-]
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- Verb:
- express strong disapproval of
- tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Word Origin
- excoriate (v.)
- early 15c., from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare "flay, strip off the hide," from Latin ex- "off" (see ex-) + corium "hide, skin" (see corium). Figurative sense of "denounce, censure" first recorded in English 1708. Related: Excoriated; excoriating.
Example
- 1. Separately , much of the african writing culture that remains on the continent , including kwani ? , Is propped up with cash from the western donors that african writers purport to excoriate .
- 2. Frank wolf , a republican congressman from virginia , took to the floor of the house of representatives in october to excoriate him as a shady friend of america 's enemies .
- 3. He mentions books and articles written at that time , and into the 20th century too , that excoriate mongrels and other weaklings for contaminating the purity of bloodlines .
- 4. To criticize severely and devastatingly ; excoriate .
- 5. The republican presidential candidates routinely excoriate president obama , and his dealings with china are no exception .