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| be·rate [ bi ráyt ] (past and past participle be·rat·ed, present participle be·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular be·rates) |
transitive verb |
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scold: to scold somebody vigorously and at length
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| [Mid-16th century. <be- + rate "berate," origin ?] |
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