berate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

(1540) from be- + rate "to scold, upbraid" from Middle English raten, (a)raten "to scold, chide" from Old Norse hrata "to refuse, reject, find fault" from Proto-Germanic *hratjanan, hratōnan (“‘to sway, shake’”) from Proto-Indo-European *krad- (“‘to swing’”). Akin to Swedish rata "to reject, refuse, find fault, slight", Norwegian rata "to reject, cast aside", Old English hratian "to rush, hasten".

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

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to berate (third-person singular simple present berates, present participle berating, simple past and past participle berated)

1. (transitive) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold or lecture.

   His mother berated him for dropping her favorite plant.

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• See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

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• beration

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• Anagrams of abeert
• beater
• rebate