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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Berate \Be*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berated}; p. pr & vb n. {Berating}.] To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: berate v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering the stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; check" is archaic [syn: {rebuke}, {check}, {rag}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {scold}, {chide}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
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