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Synonyms
ex·co·ri·ate (ĭk-skôŕē-āt́, -skōŕ-)

[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excoriāre, excoriāt-, ex-, ex-, + corium, skin.]

transitive verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

  1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See synonyms at chafe
  2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.

derivatives

ex·córi·átion
noun
ex·córi·átor
noun