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berate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /bɪˈɹeɪt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English rate English berate From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.
   • During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice. 2008 November 27, Alex Perry, “The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King”, in Time:
   • A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be. 1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 21, in The Gods of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., September 1918, →OCLC, pages 327–328:
   • France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end. 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:
   • What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
   • Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse. 1917, Jack London, chapter 14, in Jerry of the Islands:
   • Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness. 1896, Gilbert Parker, chapter 13, in Seats Of The Mighty:

Forms

Deriveds

berater · beratingly · beratement

Relateds

beration

Translations (73)

hu megszid (chide vehemently) · ltg braneit (chide vehemently) · ja 難詰する (chide vehemently) · cs spílat (chide vehemently) · lv bārt (chide vehemently) · hu korhol (chide vehemently) · de ausschelten (chide vehemently) · qu anyay (chide vehemently) · uk ла́яти (chide vehemently) · ru руга́ть (chide vehemently) · uk свари́ти (chide vehemently) · cs hubovat (chide vehemently) · es amonestar (chide vehemently) · es reprender (chide vehemently) · sh izgrditi (chide vehemently) · ja 痛罵する (chide vehemently) · it sgridare (chide vehemently) · hu lehord (chide vehemently) · ar شَتَمَ (chide vehemently) · pt repreender (chide vehemently) · lv lamāt (chide vehemently) · nb skjelle ut (chide vehemently) · ja ガミガミ叱る (chide vehemently) · sh ukoriti (chide vehemently) · es reñir (chide vehemently) · es reprehender (chide vehemently) · ro ocărî (chide vehemently) · fr reprendre (chide vehemently) · cmn 痛罵 /痛骂 (chide vehemently) · fi läksyttää (chide vehemently) · fr blâmer (chide vehemently) · ltg luot (chide vehemently) · fr vilipender (chide vehemently) · cs vyhubovat (chide vehemently) · fi sättiä (chide vehemently) · es vituperar (chide vehemently) · hu szid (chide vehemently) · cs vynadat (chide vehemently) · tr fırça atmak (chide vehemently) · fr admonester (chide vehemently) · ja しかる (chide vehemently) · it redarguire (chide vehemently) · it richiamare (chide vehemently) · ro certare (chide vehemently) · ru поноси́ть (chide vehemently) · tr azarlamak (chide vehemently) · de beschimpfen (chide vehemently) · fi nuhdella (chide vehemently) · it ammonire (chide vehemently) · it rimproverare (chide vehemently) · fr réprimander (chide vehemently) · uk гани́ти (chide vehemently) · ro admonesta (chide vehemently) · ru брани́ть (chide vehemently) · tr haşlamak (chide vehemently) · ltg sveņtēt (chide vehemently) · bg руга́я (chide vehemently) · da overfuse (chide vehemently) · fr fustiger (chide vehemently) · ar سَبَّ (chide vehemently) · nb rakke ned på (chide vehemently) · fr critiquer (chide vehemently) · tr paylamak (chide vehemently) · de schelten (chide vehemently) · pt admoestar (chide vehemently) · nv bá iiłteeh (chide vehemently) · ar لَحَا (chide vehemently) · ltg lomuot (chide vehemently) · ltg luodēt (chide vehemently) · it riprendere (chide vehemently) · de ausschimpfen (chide vehemently) · ro admonestare (chide vehemently) · ar شَاتَمَ (chide vehemently)