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excoriate

verb

/ɛkˈskɔːrieɪt/

Meaning

To strongly criticize someone; to denounce severely.

The critic excoriated the film for its poor script.

denounce, criticize, condemn, attack, rebuke

praise, compliment, approve

excoriated in press, excoriate harshly, excoriate government

To comment critically or unfavorably.

To fill something up again; to restore to a former level or condition.

To beg or obtain something, especially food or money, without paying for it.

To comment on issues of right and wrong, often with an air of superiority.

to make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear

To represent or embody a quality, idea, or concept in human form.