excoriate

verb (used with object), ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·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.

verb (tr)

1. to strip (the skin) from (a person or animal); flay
2. med to lose (a superficial area of skin), as by scratching, the application of chemicals, etc
3. to denounce vehemently; censure severely

v.

early 15c., from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare “flay, strip off the hide,” from Latin ex- “off” (see ex-) + corium “hide, skin” (see corium). Figurative sense of “denounce, censure” first recorded in English 1708. Related: Excoriated; excoriating.

v.

1. To scratch or otherwise abrade the skin by physical means.