berate meaning

Definition of berate

1. 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

   Synonyms: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

   Type of: knock

   Kinds: chastise, tell off

berate in a sentence

• If you berate me like that again, I will quit.
• Dan berated Matt for involving Linda in the robbery.
• Dmitri berated the judge.
• Yuri berated the maid.
• Ziri began to berate Rima with questions.

How to pronounce berate

berate is pronounced /bɪˈreɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with berate

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• fate
• create
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• gate
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• freight
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