UPBRAID


Meaning of UPBRAID in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

If you ~ someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. (FORMAL)

His mother summoned him, ~ed him, wept and prayed...

His wife set about ~ing him for neglecting the children.

= reproach

? praise

VERB: V n, V n for n/-ing

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