| Pronunciation: | | ik'skowree`eyt
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| Matching Terms: | | excoriation
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- [v] express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
- [v] tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
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| | Synonyms: | | chafe, condemn, decry, objurgate, reprobate |
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| | See Also: | | abrade, abrase, corrade, denounce, rub down, rub off |
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| | Related Terms: | | abrade, assail, attack, bark, blister, castigate, decorticate, flay, fret, fustigate, gall, lash, pare, peel, roast, rub, scalp, scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, skin, skin alive, slash, strip, trounce |
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