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censure severely or angrily
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

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call down more info
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chew out more info
chew up more info
chide more info
dress down more info
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lambast more info
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lecture more info
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sample sentences

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s somebody
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Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
rebuke rebuker
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
scolding scolder
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
chiding
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lecture
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
reprimand
semantic pointers
hyponym
castigate, correct, chastise, objurgate, chasten tell off, brush down
hypernym
criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart