Berate
[bɪ'reɪt] or [bɪ'ret]
Definition
(v. t.) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Scold, chide, reprimand, rate.[2]. Abuse, vilify, defame.
Typist: Waldo
Definition
v.t. (U.S.) to scold or chide vigorously.
Editor: Sasha
Examples
- A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I saw him berating them and trying to shame them into joining their regiments. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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