[uhp-breyd] 
| 1. | to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. |
| 2. | (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. |
| 3. | Archaic. to utter reproaches. |
| up·braid (ŭp-brād') tr.v. up·braid·ed, up·braid·ing, up·braids To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold. [Middle English upbreiden, from Old English ūpbrēdan, to bring forward as a ground for censure : ūp-, up- + bregdan, to turn, lay hold of.] up·braid'er n., up·braid'ing·ly adv. |
