from Stand Firm by Sarah Hey:
Oh dear.
Received via email, from a clever mind:
ex·scho·ri·ate
Pronunciation: \ek-ˈshȯr-ē-ˌāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ex·scho·ri·at·ed; ex·scho·ri·at·ing
Etymology: American English, from Late Latin exschoriatus, past participle of exschoriare, from Latin ex- + schori overreaching figurehead
Date: 21st century
1 : to censure scathingly without authority or effect, as in firing one who has already resigned
2 : to erode the appearance of one's own authority:
— ex·scho·ri·a·tion \(ˌ)ek-ˌshȯr-ē-ˈā-shən\ noun
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