excoriation
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excoriate (ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay |
| 2. | med to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc |
| 3. | to denounce vehemently; censure severely |
| [C15: from Late Latin excoriāre to strip, flay, from Latin corium skin, hide] | |
| excori'ation | |
| —n | |
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Excoriation
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So is extol. Does it mean:
| to praise highly |
| To put out a fire, light, etc.; put out the flame of something burning or lighted: |
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Abrasives give rise to a form of wound called an abrasion or even an excoriation.
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