| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Berate.[Websters]
2. To be jawed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have blamed, grumbled, threatened, discredited or criticized. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be sermonized or moralized. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have lashed or upbraided. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be damned or deuced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have checked or castigated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be disabled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have chided, reproved, scolded or deprecated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have muttered or opposed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb berate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BERATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references) |
Specialty Definition: berate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To chide vehemently; to scold.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] (transitive) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold or lecture. His mother berated him for dropping her favorite plant. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
