Dictionary

excoriate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/ (US)
• /ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.

Meanings

1. (as a participle, obsolete) Excoriated.
   • If the bowelles be excoriate, ye shall gyue thys peculier remedy. c. 1543, Thomas Phaer, translation of Jean Goëvrot's Regiment of Lyfe:

Forms

Relateds

excoriation · excoriator

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excoriate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/ (US)
• /ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
2. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To strongly condemn or criticize.
   • Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence. 2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, Trade paperback edition, published 2005, →ISBN, page 464:
   • Police are under pressure to accelerate the criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire after an excoriating report found that companies operated with “systematic dishonesty” and that all 72 deaths were avoidable. 2024 September 4, Robert Booth, Emine Sinmaz, “Police under pressure to accelerate criminal investigation into Grenfell fire”, in The Guardian:
   • The tabloids branded him forevermore as the “love rat,” and Pasternak was excoriated for peddling mawkish fantasy. 2022 April 5, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair:
   • Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics. 2006 September 13, Patrick Healy, “Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary”, in New York Times:
   • The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.

Forms

Deriveds

excoriatingly · unexcoriated

Synonyms

denounce · abrade · chafe · excarnate · flay · reprobate · criticise · disparage · tear a strip off · criticize

Translations (68)

ru поноси́ть (to strongly denounce or censure) · de abschürfen (to wear off the skin of) · mk лупи (to wear off the skin of) · hu feldörzsöl (to wear off the skin of) · hu ledorongol (to strongly denounce or censure) · cy rhwto (to wear off the skin of) · fi ripittää (to strongly denounce or censure) · cmn 痛斥 (to strongly denounce or censure) · gl excoriar (to wear off the skin of) · hu felsebez (to wear off the skin of) · cs stáhnout (to wear off the skin of) · hu ostoroz (to strongly denounce or censure) · ru сдира́ть ко́жу (to wear off the skin of) · cs ztrhat (to strongly denounce or censure) · de abscheuern (to wear off the skin of) · it escoriare (to wear off the skin of) · cy llachio (to strongly denounce or censure) · nn hudflette (to wear off the skin of) · hu kidörzsöl (to wear off the skin of) · mk осудува (to strongly denounce or censure) · ca reprovar (to strongly denounce or censure) · bg обелвам (to wear off the skin of) · mi whakakinokino (to strongly denounce or censure) · es fustigar (to strongly denounce or censure) · es excoriar (to wear off the skin of) · pt escoriar (to wear off the skin of) · cy treulio (to wear off the skin of) · hu lehorzsol (to wear off the skin of) · fi haukkua pataluhaksi (to strongly denounce or censure) · bg одирам (to wear off the skin of) · gd rùisg (to wear off the skin of) · hu felhorzsol (to wear off the skin of) · cs sedřít (to wear off the skin of) · hu lesújtó / megsemmisítő kritikával illet (to strongly denounce or censure) · de wund reiben (to wear off the skin of) · hu élesen bírál (to strongly denounce or censure) · fr fustiger (to strongly denounce or censure) · de vernichtend kritisieren (to strongly denounce or censure) · ca excoriar (to wear off the skin of) · da hudflette (to strongly denounce or censure) · la excoriō (to wear off the skin of) · fi sättiä (to strongly denounce or censure) · mi whakatapitapi (to strongly denounce or censure) · cy rhwbio (to wear off the skin of) · ru громи́ть (to strongly denounce or censure) · qu iqhay (to wear off the skin of) · ca censurar (to strongly denounce or censure) · cy fflangellu (to strongly denounce or censure) · de mit vernichtender Kritik überziehen (to strongly denounce or censure) · cmn 苛責 /苛责 (to strongly denounce or censure) · la excoriō (to strongly denounce or censure) · fi hiertää (to wear off the skin of) · hu lehord (to strongly denounce or censure) · cmn 叱責 /叱责 (to strongly denounce or censure) · hy կաշին քերթել (to wear off the skin of) · ru разноси́ть (to strongly denounce or censure) · nl schrammen (to wear off the skin of) · mk дере (to wear off the skin of) · cmn 擦破皮膚 /擦破皮肤 (to wear off the skin of) · ru сса́живать (to wear off the skin of) · no hudflette (to strongly denounce or censure) · de scharf verurteilen (to strongly denounce or censure) · fr excorier (to wear off the skin of) · ca condemnar (to strongly denounce or censure) · da fordømme (to strongly denounce or censure) · de kein gutes Haar lassen an (to strongly denounce or censure) · hu horzsol (to wear off the skin of) · nb hudflette (to wear off the skin of)

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