(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
If you ~ someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. (FORMAL)
They ~ed me for taking risks with my health...
She ~ed him gently, ‘You should rest, not talk so much.’
= rebuke
VERB: V n for n/-ing, V n with quote, also V n, V n to-inf
~ment (~ments)
Sometimes he gave them a severe ~ment.
N-VAR