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censure(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
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charge(verb, guide, govern, impose, prescribe)
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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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condition(verb, place, incline, adapt)
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control(verb, charge, guide, govern, impose)
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correct(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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criticize(verb, beat, attack, censure, reprimand)
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criticize severely(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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cudgel(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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decree(verb, action, charge, command, guide)
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denounce(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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determine(verb, place, declare, rule, command)
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dictate(verb, give, declare, rule, command)
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direct(verb, charge, rule, command, guide)
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discipline(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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dispose(verb, order, place)
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distribute(verb, place, incline, adapt)
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