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Associations to the word «Excoriate»

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EXCORIATE, verb. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.

EXCORIATE, verb. (transitive) To strongly denounce or censure.

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EXCORIATE, verb. Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated".

EXCORIATE, verb. Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck".

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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.

Thomas Jefferson