Verb
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
express strong disapproval of
Source: WordNetThis leash chafes the dog's neck Source: Internet
We condemn the racism in South Africa Source: Internet
These ideas were reprobated Source: Internet
“This is the part where I’m supposed to cite the United States Copyright Act, excoriate you for not complying with some subparagraph that I’m too lazy to look up and threaten you with eternal damnation for doing so,” continued Paterno. Source: Internet
She read the mail that flowed in to excoriate and dismiss her. Source: Internet
In the essay "Juicers," the author bemoans her own ability to find an adequately superior position from which to excoriate the texts she reviews. Source: Internet