Baste and Laud

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

Usage example: a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings

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Laud is an antonym for baste.

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Baste is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

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