| cant(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| chastise(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| chide(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| claim(verb, state, hold, press, maintain) |
| come down on(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| corroborate(verb, state, show, confirm, prove) |
| demonstrate(verb, state, show, present, maintain) |
| drub(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| evidence(verb, support, show, present, maintain) |
| evince(verb, support, state, present, maintain) |
| excommunicate(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, denounce) |
| flame(verb, attack, abuse, scorn, informal) |
| four-letter word(noun, expression, idiom, curse, promise) |
| get after(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| get at(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| give a piece of mind(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| haul somebody over the coals(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| haze(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| inveigh(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| inveigh against(verb, abuse, criticize) |