All 5 Uses
berate
in
The Book Thief
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- In the case of Saumensch, it serves to castigate, berate, or plain humiliate a female.†
p. 32.8
- When she finished berating the people she worked for, Rosa Hubermann would usually move on to her other favorite theme of abuse.†
p. 43.2 *berating = criticizing severely or angrily
- She berated Liesel's naked chest as she scrubbed away.†
p. 92.1berated = criticized severely or angrily
- She berated herself.†
p. 286.4
- Mama was not the same—she didn't berate.†
p. 425.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(berate) criticize severely or angrily
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)