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How to pronounce excoriate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate
Type of denounce
Derivation excoriation
Type Words
Synonyms chafe
Type of abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off
Derivation excoriation

Examples of excoriate

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Pundits love to excoriate companies because they don't have the guts to change.
From the businessweek.com
Penry's ploy is so blatant that even staunch Republicans have rushed to excoriate him.
From the denverpost.com
Which would be fine, if you then did not excoriate non-Christians, and non-Republicans.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
We shouldn't excoriate journalists for taking risks to get stories.
From the sacbee.com
Feel free to excoriate or laud us in comments or email me directly at john at crunchgear.com.
From the techcrunch.com
That's why the solution to substandard performance is always to excoriate, punish and shame the child.
From the online.wsj.com
You can empathize with victims and excoriate the bad guys.
From the businessweek.com
Who else do they have to rely on, excoriate and blame?
From the theater.nytimes.com
They excoriate a recent pension reform as confiscatory.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Condemn: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
  • Chafe: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
  • (excoriation) abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  • (excoriation) severe censure
  • A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary systemu2014the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment.
  • To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay; To strongly denounce or censure
  • (Excoriated) Refers to abraded and scratched lesions.
  • (Excoriated) abrasion of the outer skin layers.
  • (excoriation) an area of the skin covered by a crust, or scab, usually caused by scratching.