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v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

v. warn strongly; put on guard

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call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

reprimand, censure, criminate

v. rebuke formally

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

castigate

v. inflict severe punishment on

punish, penalize, penalise

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

charge, accuse

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"

blame, fault

v. put or pin the blame on

impugn

v. attack as false or wrong

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

caution, admonish, monish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

vilify, revile, vituperate, rail

v. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

rede, advise, counsel

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

admonish, reprove

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

converse, discourse

v. carry on a conversation

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praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

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