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baste(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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beat(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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berate(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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blister(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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cane(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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castigate(verb, criticize, reprimand, rebuke, scold)
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censure(verb, criticize, reprimand, rebuke, scold)
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chasten(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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chastise(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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come down on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize)
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correct(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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criticize(verb, censure, reprimand, rebuke, punish)
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criticize severely(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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discipline(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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excoriate(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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flay(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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