Associations to the word «Berate»
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
BERATE, verb. (transitive) to chide or scold vehemently
Dictionary definition
BERATE, verb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.