Synonyms: blame, rebuke, reproach, reprove, scold, reprimand, upbraid, tell off, reprehend, lecture, rail against
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
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| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) berate | (I) berated |
| (thou) beratest | (thou) beratedst |
| (he) berates, berateth | (he) berated |
| (we) berate | (we) berated |
| (you) berate | (you) berated |
| (they) berate | (they) berated |
| Subjunctive mood |
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| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) berate | (I) berated |
| (thou) berate | (thou) berated |
| (he) berate | (he) berated |
| (we) berate | (we) berated |
| (you) berate | (you) berated |
| (they) berate | (they) berated |
| Imperative mood |
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| berate |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
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| berating | berated |
Angrily he berated himself.
Just weeks into his tenure, Vance stunned European leaders by using his speech at the Munich Security Conference to berate them over free speech and migration.