Antonyms for berate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈreɪt

Definition of berate

Origin : 1540s, from be- "thoroughly" + Middle English rate "to scold" (late 14c.), from Old French reter "accuse, blame," from Latin reputare (see reputation). "Obsolete except in U.S." [OED 1st ed.], but it seems to have revived in Britain 20c. Related: Berated; berating.

verb criticize hatefully

Example sentences :

She had expected him to berate her for taking him for a spy and he had asked her to marry him.
Extract from : « Rebecca's Promise » by Frances R. Sterrett

Dyckman was a spent and bankrupt object, and anybody could berate him.
Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Even now, they had come forth upon the ramparts to berate her with her sin.
Extract from : « Superwomen » by Albert Payson Terhune

And then, without waiting for the answer, he turned to the shepherd and began to berate him.
Extract from : « The Five Arrows » by Allan Chase

One way to flatter some women is to berate those whom they despise or fear.
Extract from : « Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall » by Charles Major

Is this the source of your inspiration when you berate your betters?
Extract from : « The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales » by Francis A. Durivage

He does not berate the Galatians, "I marvel that ye are so unsteady, unfaithful."
Extract from : « Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians » by Martin Luther

Once in port, they began to berate the Genoese for his foolhardy scheme.
Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery » by Justin Winsor

About the same time and place a young mulatto called on us and began to berate his comrades.
Extract from : « The Southern Soldier Boy » by James Carson Elliott

With the fears still upon their agitated faces, they turned to berate the one who had shrieked.
Extract from : « The Little Regiment » by Stephen Crane

Synonyms for berate

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