BERATE

(verb) censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car", "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister", "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
synonyms : bawl out , lecture , rag , rebuke , remonstrate , reprimand , reproof , scold , take to task , lambaste , lambast , jaw , call down , call on the carpet , chew out , chew up , chide , dress down , have words , trounce
please, i have absolutely no desire to be the object of her berating all night long. -added by diviya_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for berate

(Tag: Global) be+rate ~ he was RATEd BElow expectations and hence forth scolded.
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(Tag: Global) The servant failed to get the Basmati rice at the desired RATE, therefore the owner scolded him severely.
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Mnemonics for berate

(Tag: ) his friends berated(criticized) him for showing them b-rated movie..
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(Tag: Globa) brate - b + rate : So if you will watch B RATing movie you will be scolded
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(Tag: Global) berate- berry + ate He scolded me strongly as i ate his berry
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(Tag: ) DErate(not to rete someone is also a kind of scolding)....when you berate someone, you derate him.....
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(Tag: english - hindi) lets break Be+Rate. when we go to something as we see different rates in different shops..and we scold them as aBEy RATE kya re......
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(Tag: ) BElow+RATEd=BERATE
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(Tag: ) when girl came to know she was be..rated by others she scolded them strongly(berated )
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