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Definition of Berates
1. berate [v] - See also: berate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Berates
Literary usage of Berates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"... are hydrous calcium berates closely allied to colemanite, occurring in loosely
coherent and chalky or massive forms. 4. ..."
2. Mystic Isles of the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien (1921)
"CHAPTER V The Pare de Bougainville—Ivan Stroganoff—He tells me the history of
Tahiti—He berates the Tahitians—Wants me to start a newspaper. ..."