Rate
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
Reprehend and rate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reprehend" instead a verb "Rate".
Reprehend
Reprehend verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.
Rate and reprehend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Reprehend".
Nearby Words: reprehensible, reprehension
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Reprehend and Rate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rate/reprehend
Rate & Reprehend. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rate/reprehend>.
Reprehend or Rate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rate/reprehend.
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