[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

excoriate \exco"riate\, 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
excoriated excoriating scourge cuirass 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

excoriate
     v 1: express strong disapproval of; "we condemn the racism in
          south africa"; "these ideas were reprobated" syn: condemn,
           reprobate, decry, objurgate
     2: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "this
        leash chafes the dog's neck" syn: chafe
see also:
condemn reprobate decry objurgate chafe 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "excoriate":
   abrade, assail, attack, bark, blister, castigate, decorticate,
   flay, fret, fustigate, gall, lash, pare, peel, roast, rub, scalp,
   scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, skin, skin alive, slash, strip,
   trounce

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