excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
excoriated
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past participleof excoriate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof excoriate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
excoriateverb (used with object)to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
Example Sentences
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Now, Warsh will find himself on the inside again, working with the people he’s excoriated.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
If he acted too much like royalty, he’d get spanked by his peers and excoriated by anti-Federalist newspapers.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
For LGB dissenters, many of whom grew up closeted and relied on acceptance among their peers, being excoriated by their gay and lesbian communities is particularly painful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Once again, Miller called Dudek and excoriated him.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
A few scientists had challenged Meggers’s ideas; Roosevelt excoriated them from top to bottom.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
