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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Excoriate

/ĕk-skôr'-ē-ātˌ/ · Ex·co·ri·ate · IPA /ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/
01 v. t. To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the …
imp. & p. p. Excoriated; p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating
  1. 1.
    To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.