Berate and Intimidate

Berate

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

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Intimidate and berate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimidate" instead a verb "Berate".

Nearby Word: berating

Intimidate verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

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Berate and intimidate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Berate" instead a verb "Intimidate".

Nearby Words: intimidating, intimidation

character	berate character	intimidate character
man	berate man	intimidate man
people	berate people	intimidate people
someone	berate someone	intimidate someone
Other words: gang, team, way, doctor, anyone, batman, fans, opponents, members, heroes, villains.

The Dresden Files: Throughout most of the series Warden Donald Morgan, a powerful wizard, does this, usually to intimidate or berate the protagonist for some reason.

Source: Offscreen Teleportation / Live-Action TV
Best known in the radio show for being impossible to intimidate; he would often berate criminals and villains who had him in their power without the slightest regard for his own safety.

Source: Radio / The Adventures of Superman

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