BERATE


Meaning of BERATE in English

/ bɪˈreɪt; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to criticize or speak angrily to sb because you do not approve of sth they have done

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from be- thoroughly + rate to scold someone angrily .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.