Etymology

excoriate

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Today it means: To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin. Full definition →

Middle English *excoriaten ← Late Latin excoriātus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromexcoriātus
  2. Middle English · inherited from*excoriaten
  3. English todayexcoriate

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.

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