Berate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɪˈreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word berate
Brit.  |bɪˈreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word berate

verb

- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, call down, chide, dress down, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce)

Extra examples

...there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job...

He ran an extremely unhappy headquarters. He tended to berate subordinates, frequently shouting and cursing at them.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: berate
he/she/it: berates
present participle: berating
past tense: berated
past participle: berated
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