Berate
Pronunciation : Be*rate"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley.
t. [imp. & p. p. Berated; p. pr. & vb. n. Berating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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