berate

/bɪɹˈeɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. censure severely or angrily
   “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

Synonyms for berate

• call on the carpet
• take to task
• rebuke
• rag
• trounce
• lecture
• reprimand
• jaw
• dress down
• call down
• scold
• chide
• bawl out
• remonstrate
• chew out

Words that rhyme with berate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate