excoriar — meaning in English

English meaning

• excoriate verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.

Senses

excoriar is used for these senses in English:

• excoriate (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
• graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.

excoriate — full definition

1. verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
2. verb To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. verb To strongly condemn or criticize.

graze — full definition

1. verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
2. verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
3. noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.

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