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be⋅rate
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bɪˈreɪt
/
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bi-
reyt
]
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–verb (used with object),
-rat⋅ed,
-rat⋅ing.
to scold; rebuke:
He berated them in public.
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Origin:
1540–50;
be-
+
rate
2
Synonyms:
abuse, vilify, vituperate, objurgate.
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berate
be·rate
(bĭ-rāt')
tr.v.
be·rat·ed
,
be·rat·ing
,
be·rates
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length. See Synonyms at
scold
.
[
be-
+
rate
2
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
berate
1548, from
be-
"thoroughly" + M.E.
rate
"to scold," from O.Fr.
reter
"accuse, blame," from L.
reputare
(see
reputation
). "Obsolete except in U.S." [OED 1st ed.], but it seems to have revived in Britain 20c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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