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Berate

Berate Meaning & Definition
Berate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Berate?

[v] censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic

Synonyms | Synonyms for Berate: bawl out | chew out | chew up | chide | dress down | have words | jaw | lambast | lambaste | lecture | rag | rebuke | remonstrate | reprimand | reproof | scold | trounce

Related Terms | Find terms related to Berate: abuse | bark at | bawl out | betongue | blacken | castigate | chew out | chide | excoriate | execrate | fulminate against | harangue | jaw | load with reproaches | objurgate | rag | rail | rail at | rate | rave against | revile | scold | thunder against | tongue-lash | upbraid | vilify | vituperate | yell at | yelp at

See Also | brush down | castigate | chasten | chastise | correct | criticise | criticize | objurgate | pick apart | tell off

Berate In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berating}.] To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley.

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