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Excoriate, which first appeared in English in the 15th century, comes from "excoriatus," the past participle of the Late Latin verb excoriare, meaning "to strip off the hide." "Excoriare" was itself formed from a pairing of the Latin prefix ex-, meaning "out," and corium, meaning "skin" or "hide" or "leather." "Corium" has several other descendants in English. One is "cuirass," a name for a piece of armor that covers the body from neck to waist (or something, such as bony plates covering an animal, that resembles such armor). Another is "corium" itself, which is sometimes used as a synonym of "dermis" (the inner layer of human skin).
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Karen Yourish, New York Times, 10 July 2024
At the time, physicians and nurses excoriated HCA because of the impact on residents in East San Jose, who would be forced to travel longer distances to receive care for more serious procedures.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
So obviously Ring got excoriated by all of the big privacy advocates.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Upton, who was excoriated by Trump and other Republicans for his vote, did not run for reelection in 2022 after his district was merged with another member's, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland Township.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Excoriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excoriate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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