EXCORIATE


Meaning of EXCORIATE in English

v.tr. 1 a remove part of the skin of (a person etc.) by abrasion. b strip or peel off (skin). 2 censure severely. excoriation n.

[ L excoriare excoriat- (as EX-(1), corium hide) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.