4
exhort(verb, order, prevent, tell, prepare)
4
have words(verb, expression, idiom)
4
inveigh(verb, support, reject, oppose, criticize)
4
lambast
4
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4
withstand(verb, oppose, object, protest, argue)
3
attack(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
3
call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
call on the carpet
3
castigate(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
3
chastise(verb, charge, reject, oppose, criticize)
3
disparage(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
3
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
insist(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, object)
3
nark
3
natter
3
nettle
3
persuade(verb, move, maintain, dispute, reason)
3
point out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, dispute)
3
prompt(verb, order, tell, prepare, alert)
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