Reverse Dictionary: BERATE

VERBS
1398 ► RUNT to berate, to rebuke → obs.
1785 ► FAN to berate → colloq.
..L18 ► FAN WITH A SLIPPER to berate, to beat, to whip → colloq.
1812 ► SCORE to berate, to criticize harshly → chiefly US & Can.
1828 ► RAGE to berate, to scold → Sc.
1845 ► GIVE DOWN THE BANKS to berate or admonish in a vehement and vociferous manner → colloq.
1854 ► GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA to berate, to give a sound scolding → Amer. dial.
1862 ► GIVE A PERSON RATS to berate, to rebuke; to give a person a hard time → US
1884 ► CHEW UP to berate, to reprimand, to scold, to bawl someone out → Amer. dial.
1892 ► GIVE DOWN THE COUNTRY to berate or admonish in a vehement and vociferous manner → Amer. dial.
1897 ► GIVE ONE NED → GIVE ONE PARTICULAR NED → GIVE ONE THE VERY NED to berate, to disparage someone → Amer. dial.
1899 ► MISCALL to berate, to revile; to give an unworthy name of character to → Amer. dial.
1900 ► LAY OUT to berate, to scold, to reprimand → Amer. dial.
1901 ► TONGUE-BANG to berate, to scold heartily, to abuse → Eng. dial.
1908 ► GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND to berate, to give a sound scolding → Amer. dial.
1914 ► BURN to berate, to criticize, to reprimand; to insult a person in a particularly cutting or scathing manner → US sl.
1940 ► SAW OFF to berate, to reprimand → sl.
1942 ► CHEW to berate, to reprimand, to scold; to bawl someone out → Amer. dial.
1944 ► EAT OUT to berate, to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to verbally chastise someone → US sl., esp. military usage
1948 ► LAY OUT IN LAVENDER to berate, to scold severely; to indulge in a verbal battle → Amer. dial.
1950 ► READ ONE’S BEADS to berate, to chastise, to attack someone verbally → homosexual sl.
1960 ► LAY OUT COLD to berate, to scold severely → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BUST A PERSON’S ASS to berate, to harangue, to harass a person 
1965 ► CHEW AT → CHEW ON to berate, to reprimand, to scold; to bawl someone out → Amer. dial.
1970 ► GIVE ONE OLD NED to berate, to disparage someone → Amer. dial.
1974 ► GIVE DOWN THE ROAD to berate or admonish in a vehement and vociferous manner → Amer. dial.
1988 ► KICK YOUR OWN ARSE to berate yourself → Sc. sl.
1996 ► EAT SOMEONE’S ASS OUT to berate someone → US sl.