berate

tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

To rebuke or scold angrily and at length. See synonyms at scold.

[BE– + RATE².]

verb

To reprimand loudly or harshly: bawl out, rate. Informal tell off. Idioms: give hell to, give it to. See attack/defend.

v

Definition: criticize hatefully
Antonyms: compliment, hail, praise

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: censure severely or angrily
  Synonyms: rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold, chide, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nedgøre, skælde ud

Nederlands (Dutch)
hekelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réprimander

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausschelten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιτιμώ, επιπλήττω

Italiano (Italian)
rimproverare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - repreender severamente

Русский (Russian)
ругать, распекать, бранить, отчитывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - regañar, reñir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - läxa upp, kritisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
严厉指责, 申斥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嚴厲指責, 申斥

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 호되게 꾸짖다, 욕을 퍼붓다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 叱り付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وبخ, عنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גער, נזף‬

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