berate
Use Berate in a sentence
verb (used with object), be·rat·ed, be·rat·ing.
to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
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| (tr) to scold harshly | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
berate
1540s, 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.
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Example sentences
It's tempting to berate the medical establishment for its stumbling about in uncertainty about medical workforce needs.
He'd needlessly berate a hapless team employee one minute, then quietly give money to local hospitals the next.
Pretty disingenuous: misinterpret what's written, then berate the writer for something he didn't say.
After she failed a series of sobriety tests, the report said, the actress began to berate the officers as she was being arrested.
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