excoriate

Oxford Dictionary
excoriate
- IPA[ɛkˈskɔːrɪeɪt]
英式
- v.
  
  damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin)；criticize (someone) severely
- verb: excoriate, 3rd person present: excoriates, gerund or present participle: excoriating, past tense: excoriated, past participle: excoriated
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin) the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose 同義詞 abrade, rub away, rub off, rub raw, scrape, ... 更多scratch, chafe, damage, strip away, peel away, skin, technicaldecorticate
2. formal criticize (someone) severely he excoriated the government for censorship 同義詞 criticize, find fault with, censure, denounce, condemn, ... 更多arraign, attack, lambast, pillory, disapprove of, carp at, cavil at, rail against, inveigh against, cast aspersions on, pour scorn on, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, malign, vilify, besmirch, run down, give a bad press to, slur, informalknock, pan, slam, hammer, blast, bad-mouth, nitpick about, throw brickbats at, give flak to, lay into, lace into, pull to pieces, pull apart, pick holes in, hit out at, maul, savage, roast, skewer, crucify, slag off, have a go at, give some stick to, monster, slate, rubbish, pummel, cut up, trash, bag on, bag, sledge, datedrate, archaicslash, vituperate against, reprobate, rareanimadvert on, objurgate, asperse, derogate, reprehend反義詞 praise, approve of

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