excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
had excoriated
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past perfectof excoriate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Last year, over Zoom, he sparred with an elusive artist named Faith Icecold, who had excoriated him from a now-defunct Instagram account.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2021
Michael Flynn asked to delay his sentencing after the judge had excoriated him because he seemed to have no good options.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2018
A week ago, Liverpool’s manager, Kenny Dalglish, had excoriated his players after a meek performance against Bolton Wanderers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2012
Then I did the very thing I had excoriated Poopendyke for even suggesting.
From A Fool and His Money by George Barr McCutcheon
Written in response to the PC users copying Micro-Soft's software programs, Gates' " Open Letter to Hobbyists" had excoriated the notion of communal software development.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
