Excoriate vs Praise - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between excoriate and praise is that excoriate is to wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay while praise is to give praise to. As a noun praise is commendation; favourable representation in words.
excoriate English
Verb
( excoriat)
To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
To strongly denounce or censure.
* 2004 , , Iron Council , 2005 Trade paperback ed., ISBN 0-345-45842-7. p. 464:
- Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.
* 2006 , Patrick Healy " Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary ," New York Times , 13 Sep. (retrieved 7 Oct. 2008):
- Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.
Synonyms
* (to wear off the skin of) abrade, chafe, flay
* (to strongly denounce or censure) condemn, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off
Derived terms
* excoriator
* excoriation
Anagrams
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praise English
Noun
( en noun)
commendation; favourable representation in words
worship
Synonyms
* See
Antonyms
* blame
* criticize
* See
Derived terms
* damn with faint praise
* praiseworthy
* sing the praises
Verb
(prais)
To give praise to.
Antonyms
* blame
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