to excoriates

Examples

• All

• Repeatedly falling on the pavement excoriates the skin on her knees.

• The doctor excoriates the wound to promote healing.

• If you scrub too hard, the brush may excoriates the surface of the table.

• He often excoriates his skin when he scratches too hard.

• The rough rope excoriates his hands after hours of hauling the nets along the deck.

• Repeatedly falling on the pavement excoriates the skin on her knees.

• If you scrub too hard, the brush may excoriates the surface of the table.

Synonyms

E

to exfoliate

vsto excoriates

8 6.2

To come off in thin layers, like peeling bark

involves active rubbing to remove the surface rather than gradual peeling

S

to skin

vsto excoriates

4 3.0

To scrape and damage the outer surface of the body by rubbing or falling

is about deliberate rubbing or scraping to remove the outer layer

E

to excoriate

vsto excoriates

• Specialized

9.6

To rub or scratch skin so the top layer comes off

is the identical meaning but used in third person singular form

E

to excoriating

vsto excoriates

9.0

To wear away the skin by rubbing

is the same action but expressed as an ongoing or describing form

E

to exuviate

vsto excoriates

• Specialized

9.9

To shed old skin, feathers, or hair when an animal grows

is physical removal by rubbing or scraping rather than natural shedding

Antonyms

P

to protect

∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

P

to preserve

496 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

How Severe

to flay

• NSFW

15 9.3

to excoriates

8.9

to scrape

62 1.2

to graze

31 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology