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v. rebuke formally

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

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

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"

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

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

reproach, upbraid

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

correct, chasten, chastise, castigate, objurgate

v. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

charge, criminate, accuse, impeach, incriminate

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

reprobate

v. reject (documents) as invalid

attribute, assign, impute, ascribe

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

blame, pick on, find fault with

v. harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

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

conduct, lead, direct, officiate

v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

praise

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

free, justify, absolve

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

defend

v. be on the defensive; act against an attack

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