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Definition of berate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

berate

verb

NAmE//bɪˈreɪt//

berate somebody/yourself (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they berate

he / she / it berates

past simple berated

-ing form berating

to criticize or speak angrily to someone because you do not approve of something they have done She berated herself for being a bad mother.

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