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excoriateth

excoriateth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of excoriate.

Meaning of excoriate

Verb

excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
    Synonyms:
    excarnate
  2. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
    Synonyms:
    abrade, chafe, flay
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To strongly condemn or criticize.
    • The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
    Synonyms:
    denounce, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off, criticize, criticise

See all 4 meanings of excoriate

Origin of excoriateth

excoriate + -eth

Questions about excoriateth

What is excoriateth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Excoriateth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of excoriate.

Words near excoriateth in the dictionary

  1. exconjugants
  2. excoriable
  3. excoriate
  4. excoriated
  5. excoriates
  6. excoriateth
  7. excoriating
  8. excoriatingly
  9. excoriation
  10. excoriation disorder
  11. excoriations

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