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  1.                 From fr.wiktionary.org:
                    

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    Du latin vulgaire _excoriātus_ , participe parfait de _excoriō_ (« écorcher »).

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    [excoriat] EXCORIATE [en]

    1. Chapitrer ( _une personne_ ), fustiger ( _une idée_ ), condamner ( _une organisation_ ). 2. * {{ exemple | lang=en | Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, EXCORIATING his comrades for supposed quiescence. | source=[China Miéville], _Iron Council_, 2004, 2005 Trade paperback ed., [0-345-45842-7]. p. 464}}

    1. * {{ exemple | lang=en | Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads EXCORIATING Mr. Cuomo’s ethics. | source=Patrick Healy, « _Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary_ » (see http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/13/nyregion/13york.html?hp&ex=1158206400&en=39997b7802ea8b0b&ei=5094&partner=homepage) , 2006, _[The New York Times]_, 13 septembre (ouvert le 7 octobre 2008)}}

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    - condemn - reprobate - tp tear a strip off

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    - [nocat=1] , [nocat=1] : [ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt] - [lang=en]