Baste and Rate

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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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Rate and baste are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Baste".

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

Usage example: a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings

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Baste and rate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Baste" instead a verb "Rate".

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

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