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berate
verb
censure severely or angrily
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bɪˈɹeɪt
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verb
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
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The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
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