- berate be·rate vt
- [bɪ'reɪt]
rimproverare, redarguire
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berate be·rate vt
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Berate — Be*rate (b[ e]*r[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berating}.] [See 2nd {rate}, v. t..] To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rate — (r[=a]t), v. t. & i. [Perh. fr. E. rate, v. t., to value at a certain rate, to estimate, but more prob. fr. Sw. rata to find fault, to blame, to despise, to hold cheap; cf. Icel. hrat refuse, hrati rubbish.] To chide with vehemence; to scold; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
berate — (v.) 1540s, from be thoroughly + M.E. rate to scold (late 14c.), from O.Fr. reter accuse, blame, from L. reputare (see REPUTATION (Cf. reputation)). Obsolete except in U.S. [OED 1st ed.], but it seems to have revived in Britain 20c. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
berate — rate, tongue lash, upbraid, jaw, bawl, chew out, *scold, wig, rail, revile, vituperate Analogous words: censure, denounce, condemn, reprehend, reprobate, *criticize: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, *reprove, chide … New Dictionary of Synonyms
berate — [v] criticize hatefully bawl out*, blister, call down, castigate, censure, chew*, chew out*, chide, cuss out*, eat out*, give one hell*, give what for*, jaw*, jump all over*, rail at*, rake over the coals*, rate, rebuke, reprimand, reproach,… … New thesaurus
rate — vb berate, upbraid, *scold, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig, rail, revile, vituperate Analogous words: *reprove, reproach, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, chide: censure, condemn, denounce, reprehend, reprobate, *criticize rate vb 1 value,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rate — English has two words rate. The commoner, ‘relative quantity’ [15], comes via Old French rate from medieval Latin rata ‘calculated, fixed’, as used in the expression pro rata parte ‘according to a fixed part, proportionally’. This was the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rate — English has two words rate. The commoner, ‘relative quantity’ [15], comes via Old French rate from medieval Latin rata ‘calculated, fixed’, as used in the expression pro rata parte ‘according to a fixed part, proportionally’. This was the… … Word origins
rate — 1 /reIt/ noun (C) 1 SPEED the speed at which something happens over a period of time: Our money was running out at an alarming rate. | Children learn at different rates. (+ of): the rate of economic growth 2 AMOUNT the number of times something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
berate — be|rate [bıˈreıt] v [T + for] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: rate to berate (14 20 centuries)] formal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong … Dictionary of contemporary English
rate — Synonyms and related words: VAT, abuse, account, ad valorem duty, admonish, alcohol tax, alphabetize, amount, amusement tax, analyze, antecede, anyhow, anyway, apportion, appraise, appreciate, arithmetical proportion, arrange, assay, assess,… … Moby Thesaurus
