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abrase vs excoriate

excoriate vs abrase

abrase and excoriate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abrase No No Yes No
excoriate No No Yes No
As verbs, excoriate is a hyponym of abrase; that is, excoriate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abrase:
  • abrase: wear away
  • excoriate: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Other hyponyms of abrase include chafe, rasp.
abrase (verb) excoriate (verb)
wear away express strong disapproval of
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
Difference between abrase and excoriate

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