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excoriator

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ex·co·ri·ate   (ĭk-skôr'ē-āt', -skōr'-)   
tr.v.   ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·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.


[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excoriāre, excoriāt- : ex-, ex- + corium, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·co'ri·a'tion n., ex·co'ri·a'tor n.
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