(v) express strong disapproval of, Syn. reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate, Example:We condemn the racism in South Africa; These ideas were reprobated
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Excoriated p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating ] [ L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass. ] To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances. [ 1913 Webster ]