Mock
Mock verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.
Rebuke
Rebuke verb - To criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault.
Usage example: the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college
Common collocations
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