Excoriate
Pronunciation : Ex*co"ri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Excoriated;p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913