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Etymology
1. berate
verb. ['bɪˈreɪt'] censure severely or angrily.
Synonyms
- rag
- castigate
- chew up
- trounce
- lecture
- rebuke
- scold
- jaw
- dress down
- reproof
- brush down
- lambast
- criticize
- chew out
- lambaste
- bawl out
- chide
- remonstrate
- tell off
- knock
- correct
- criticise
- call down
- objurgate
- have words
- pick apart
- chasten
- chastise
- call on the carpet
- reprimand
Antonyms
- please
- lose
- cheer
- overdress
Etymology
- be- (English)
- be- (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rate (English)
- raten (Middle English (1100-1500))
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- circumnavigate
- recriminate
- solid-state
- silverplate
- remunerate
- multistate
- intrastate
- interrelate
- disinflate
- demodulate
- translate
- stagflate
- reinstate
- procreate
- desecrate
- conjugate
- commutate
- underrate
- tri-state
- recreate
- postdate
- interstate
- conflate
- upstate
- telerate
- sumgait
- restate
- reflate
- prorate
Example sentences of the word berate
1. Verb, base form
You could get somebody to berate people and goad them into playing.