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excoriate
Overview of verb excoriate
The verb excoriate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate -- (express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated")
2. chafe, excoriate -- (tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck")
Antonyms of verb excoriate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb excoriate
2 senses of excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
=> abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
=> wear away, wear off
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb excoriate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb excoriate
2 senses of excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
=> abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
'Cause To' of verb excoriate
Derived Forms of verb excoriate
2 senses of excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
RELATED TO>(noun) excoriation#2
=> excoriation
Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
RELATED TO>(noun) excoriation#1
=> abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
Domain of verb excoriate
Domain Terms of verb excoriate
Familiarity of verb excoriate
excoriate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb excoriate
2 senses of excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb excoriate
2 senses of excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
> denounce
=> fulminate, rail
=> condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
> abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
=> chafe, excoriate
=> rasp
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb excoriate
Sense 1
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
=> denounce
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Sense 2
chafe, excoriate
=> abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
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Grep of verb excoriate
excoriate
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