Baste and Fail

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Baste verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

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Fail is an antonym for baste in pummel topic.

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Baste is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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