excoriate

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verb

1. express strong disapproval of (Freq. 1)
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
• Syn:
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate
• Derivationally related forms:
excoriation, reprobation (for: reprobate), condemnatory (for: condemn), condemnation (for: condemn)
• Hypernyms:
denounce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
• Syn:
chafe
• Derivationally related forms:
excoriation, chafe (for: chafe)
• Hypernyms:
abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chafe, condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate