berate
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”), from Middle English raten (“to scold, chide”), from Old Norse hrata (“to refuse, reject, slight, find fault with”), from Proto-Germanic *hratjaną, *hratōną (“to sway, shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *krad- (“to swing”). Cognate with Swedish rata (“to reject, refuse, find fault, slight”), Norwegian rata (“to reject, cast aside”), Old English hratian (“to rush, hasten”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
berate (third-person singular simple present berates, present participle berating, simple past and past participle berated)
- (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
- Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.
- 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Gods of Mars, ch. 21:
- A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be.
- 1917, Jack London, Jerry of the Islands, ch. 14:
- Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.
- 2008, Alex Perry, "The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King," Time, 27 Nov.:
- During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:reprehend
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
chide vehemently
|
|
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Verb[edit]
berate
- First-person singular present of beraten.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of beraten.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of beraten.
- Imperative singular of beraten.
