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English verb: excoriate | |||
| 1. | excoriate (communication) express strong disapproval of | ||
| Samples | We condemn the racism in South Africa. These ideas were reprobated. | ||
| Synonyms | condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | denounce | ||
| 2. | excoriate (contact) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | ||
| Samples | This leash chafes the dog's neck. | ||
| Synonyms | chafe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off | ||
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