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excoriating
 
Verb excoriate has 2 senses
  1. condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
    --1 is one way to denounce
    Derived form: noun excoriation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. chafe, excoriate - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
    --2 is one way to abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
    Derived form: noun excoriation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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