Word of the Day: EXCORIATE

excoriate (verb) - to harshly criticize, berate, or denounce; to abrade, flay, or remove skin [ik-skohr-ee-eyt]

BREAKDOWN: EX- (out, off) + COR- (skin, hide) + -ATE (to make or do)

• an excoriation is a severe criticism

“You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated—I mean that I was just vilified for—are now looked at as classics.” —John Milius