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Upbraid
upbraid
(upbraids, upbraiding, upbraided) If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. (FORMAL) His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed... His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children. = reproach ? praise VERB: V n, V n for n/-ing
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English upbregdan, probably from up up + bregdan to snatch, move suddenly — more at braid Date: 12th century 1. to criticize severely ; find fault with 2. to reproach severely ; scold vehemently Synonyms: see scold • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (often foll. by with, for) chide or reproach (a person). Derivatives upbraiding n. Etymology: OE upbredan (as UP-, bredan = bregdan BRAID in obs. sense 'brandish') ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. придираться 2. укорять, упрекать, порицать sheupbraided me for my ingratitude —- она упрекала меня в неблагодарности ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up "up" + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid). Meaning "scold" is first attested c.1300. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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