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excoriation

Main Entry:: ex·co·ri·ate
Pronunciation:: \ek-ˈskȯr-ē-ˌāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ex·co·ri·at·ed; ex·co·ri·at·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare, from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide — more at cuirass
Date:: 15th century

1 : to wear off the skin of : abrade 2 : to censure scathingly

— ex·co·ri·a·tion

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\(ˌ)ek-ˌskȯr-ē-ˈā-shən\ noun

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