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.

Derivatives:

excoriation n.

Etymology: L excoriare excoriat- (as EX-(1), corium hide)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.