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TOEFL BNC: 19213 COCA: 15807

berate

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berate /bɪˈreɪt/ verb
berates; berated; berating
berate
/bɪˈreɪt/
verb
berates; berated; berating
Learner's definition of BERATE
[+ object] formal
: to yell at (someone) : to criticize (someone) in a loud and angry way严责;训斥
TOEFL BNC: 19213 COCA: 15807

berate

verb

be·​rate bi-ˈrāt How to pronounce berate (audio)
bē-
berated; berating; berates

transitive verb

: to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
being berated by her parents when she came home late

Did you know?

Berate and Rate

Berate and rate can both mean "to rebuke angrily or violently." This sense of rate was first recorded in the 14th century, centuries before the familiar (and etymologically unrelated) rate meaning "to estimate the value of." We know that berate was probably formed by combining the prefix be- and the older rate, but the origins of this particular rate itself are somewhat more obscure.

Choose the Right Synonym for berate

scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively.

scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.

angrily scolding the children

upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds.

upbraided her assistants for poor research

berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding.

berated continually by an overbearing boss

rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.

railed loudly at their insolence

revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.

an alleged killer reviled in the press

vituperate suggests a violent reviling.

was vituperated for betraying his friends

Example Sentences

there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job
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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of berate was in 1548
TOEFL BNC: 19213 COCA: 15807

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