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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- + rate2.] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
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