berate
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berate
- /bɪˈɹeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt
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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”).
verb berates · berating · berated
- To chide or scold vehemently. What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
