excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
excoriates
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present tense formof excoriate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But while the show occasionally excoriates him, its fictionalized tale revels in his real-world achievements.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
These omissions feel particularly glaring in light of how Aly excoriates the scholars of the era for viewing the islanders as history-less primitives who simply “died out” after contact with the modern world.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
Allison Hussey of Pitchfork writes, "Lynn's most enduring songs are frank and ferocious, where she excoriates double standards and sexist assumptions with a smile."
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2022
But Clegg, who started working for Harris in 2008, said there is a difference between a tough boss and one who excoriates staff.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
The "original Doctor Jacobs" excoriates unmercifully the whole tribe of swindlers whose rascalities debauch and bring odium upon the trade.
From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life by Julian Hawthorne
