Excoriate
Excoriate [ ik-skawr-ee-eyt, -skohr- ] | |
[ verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
To condemn, criticize harshly | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The worst thing for a primary school teacher would be to excoriate a pupil and probably scar him for life. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The worst thing, by contrast, is simply to excoriate your opponents while carrying on as before. |
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