English to English
berate
(b/I/'r/eI/t
)
verb (v)
- censure severely or angrily(verb.communication)Synonym:
bawl out, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scoldsource: wordnet30 - To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.(verb)source: webster1913
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