different between denude vs excoriate

English

Etymology

From Middle French dénuder, from Latin d?n?d?re, from d?- + n?dus (“bare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??nju?d/
• Hyphenation: de?nude
• Rhymes: -u?d

Verb

denude (third-person singular simple present denudes, present participle denuding, simple past and past participle denuded)

1. To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.

Translations

See also

• disrobe
• uncover

Anagrams

• Dundee, dudeen, duende, endued

Spanish

Verb

denude

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of denudar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of denudar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of denudar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of denudar.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin excori?tus, perfect participle of Latin excori? (“take the skin or hide off, flay”), from ex (“off”) + corium (“hide, skin”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?sk??.i?e?t/, /?k?sko??.i?e?t/

Verb

excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated)

1. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.

   Synonyms: abrade, chafe, flay

2. (transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.

   Synonyms: condemn, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off

   • 2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, 2005 Trade paperback ed., ?ISBN. p. 464:

     Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.

   • 2006, Patrick Healy "Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary," New York Times, 13 Sep. (retrieved 7 Oct. 2008):

     Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.

Derived terms

• excoriator
• excoriation

Translations

Anagrams

• exoterica

Latin

Verb

excori?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of excori?