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(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay. / (transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.

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excoriate

Source Word

excoriate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive figuratively

(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay. / (transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.

Japanese Meaning

皮膚をむく、擦りむく（物理的に除去する） / 激しく非難する、厳しく責める（比喩的に）

The rough rope could excoriate the hiker's palms after hours of climbing.

その粗いロープは、何時間も登り続けると登山者の手のひらの皮膚を擦りむくことがある。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.

Sense（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.

excoriates

（ present singular third-person ）

excoriating

（ participle present ）

excoriated

（ participle past ）

excoriated

（ past ）