excoriate

Source: Though Achebe was attracted to Conrad's book as a child, he excoriated it in the 1970s, and he continues to dismiss it today.

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe speaking on the racism in Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness." Listen

–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.

1.	to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: He was excoriated for his mistakes.

2.	to strip off or remove the skin from: Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.

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