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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Berate \Be*rate"\ (b[-e]*r[=a]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      Berated; p. pr. & vb. n. Berating.] [See 2nd rate, v.
      t..]
      To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley.
      [1913 Webster]