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verb (used with object)
1.
to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
2.
to criticize or scold with scathing severity.
3.
to deprive or strip of money or property.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
flen,
Old English
flēan;
cognate with
Middle Dutch
vlaen,
Old Norse
flā
Related forms
flay·er,
noun
un·flayed,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
castigate, excoriate, upbraid, chew out.
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flay
(fleɪ)
—
vb
1.
to strip off the skin or outer covering of, esp by whipping; skin
2.
to attack with savage criticism
3.
to strip of money or goods, esp by cheating or extortion
[Old English
flēan
; related to Old Norse
flā
to peel, Lithuanian
pl
e
šti
to tear]
'flayer
—
n
fley
or
flay
(fleɪ)
—
vb
1.
to be afraid or cause to be afraid
2.
(
tr
) to frighten away; scare
[Old English
āflēgan
to put to flight; related to Old Norse
fleygja
]
flay
or
flay
—
vb
[Old English
āflēgan
to put to flight; related to Old Norse
fleygja
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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flay
O.E. flean "to skin" (strong verb, pt. flog, pp. flagen), from P.Gmc. *flakhanan (cf. M.Du. vlaen, O.N. fla), from PIE root *plak- (cf. Gk. plessein "to strike"). Related: Flayed; flaying.
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