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exfoliate
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fustigate(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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graze(verb, hurt, smooth, damage, clean)
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hit(verb, beat, attack, criticize, censure)
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punish(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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rap(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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reprehend(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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reprimand(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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scrape(verb, hurt, smooth, clean, spread)
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sentence(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
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skin alive(expression, censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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slap(verb, cut, beat, attack, praise)
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trim(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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