* censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car" * To rate or chide vehemently; to scold or lecture
criticism
Berate others for making money on the property market.
In the King James Version, no form of the word "berate" appears.Berate, berated, berated, berateth, etc.
Berate
berate and besiege
The following words are synonymous with the word berate: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, upbraid, and tell off. These were sourced from a MacMillan thesaurus.
Yes probably because rate is a word of its own.
scold is to berate as home is to hall
I want to berate you in the back seat all night long. That is a correct but unlikely use of the verb, and suggests quite the wrong meaning. How about "The drill sergeant will berate any soldiers who appear on parade in scuffed boots."
berate, scolded
The word is "berate," which means to scold or criticize someone harshly.
berate, blame, censure, put down
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.