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berate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
berate
(verb)
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berate
/bɪ
ˈ
reɪt/
verb
berates
;
berated
;
berating
berate
/bɪ
ˈ
reɪt/
verb
berates
;
berated
;
berating
Learner's definition of BERATE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to yell at (someone)
:
to criticize (someone) in a loud and angry way
She
berated
[=
scolded
] her son for coming home late.
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