Excoriate \Ex*co"ri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium
hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.]
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.
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