berate
be·rate
(bĭ-rāt′)tr.v. be·rat·ed, be·rat·ing, be·rates
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length. See Synonyms at scold.
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be•rate
(bɪˈreɪt)v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to scold; rebuke.
[1540–50]
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berate
Past participle: berated
Gerund: berating
| Imperative |
|---|
| berate |
| berate |
| Present |
|---|
| I berate |
| you berate |
| he/she/it berates |
| we berate |
| you berate |
| they berate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I berated |
| you berated |
| he/she/it berated |
| we berated |
| you berated |
| they berated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am berating |
| you are berating |
| he/she/it is berating |
| we are berating |
| you are berating |
| they are berating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have berated |
| you have berated |
| he/she/it has berated |
| we have berated |
| you have berated |
| they have berated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was berating |
| you were berating |
| he/she/it was berating |
| we were berating |
| you were berating |
| they were berating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had berated |
| you had berated |
| he/she/it had berated |
| we had berated |
| you had berated |
| they had berated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will berate |
| you will berate |
| he/she/it will berate |
| we will berate |
| you will berate |
| they will berate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have berated |
| you will have berated |
| he/she/it will have berated |
| we will have berated |
| you will have berated |
| they will have berated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be berating |
| you will be berating |
| he/she/it will be berating |
| we will be berating |
| you will be berating |
| they will be berating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been berating |
| you have been berating |
| he/she/it has been berating |
| we have been berating |
| you have been berating |
| they have been berating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been berating |
| you will have been berating |
| he/she/it will have been berating |
| we will have been berating |
| you will have been berating |
| they will have been berating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been berating |
| you had been berating |
| he/she/it had been berating |
| we had been berating |
| you had been berating |
| they had been berating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would berate |
| you would berate |
| he/she/it would berate |
| we would berate |
| you would berate |
| they would berate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have berated |
| you would have berated |
| he/she/it would have berated |
| we would have berated |
| you would have berated |
| they would have berated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  berate - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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berate
verb scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, blast, carpet (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), censure, castigate, revile, chide, harangue, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), read the riot act to, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), vituperate Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.
approve, praise, cheer, admire, acclaim, applaud, compliment, congratulate, commend, laud, extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), take your hat off to
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berate
verbTo reprimand loudly or harshly:
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