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excoriate

/ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/
verb
  1. To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.

    Similar: abrade, chafe, flay

  2. To strongly denounce or censure.

    Similar: condemn, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off

Synonymsabrade, chafe, flay, condemn, disparage, reprobate

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