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Definition of Berate
1. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot berate Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Exact synonyms: 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, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Definition of Berate
1. v. t. To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
Definition of Berate
1. Verb. (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently; to lecture or rate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Berate
1. to scold severely [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Berate
Literary usage of Berate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London: Critical Notes on the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection by John Charles Van Dyke (1914)
"They jostle and elbow and berate each other on the wall to their infinite harm.
OLD MASTERS MISUNDERSTOOD In fact, many things combine to put the old ..."
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