berate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bɪˈreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form berate

Third-person singular berates

Past tense berated

Past participle berated

Present participle berating

1. If you berate someone, you angrily tell them that they did something wrong; you scold them.

   Mary angrily berated the dog when it peed on the floor.