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upbraid — v. (D; tr.) to upbraid for (they upbraided him for his sloppy work) * * * [ʌp breɪd] (D; tr.) to upbraid for (they upbraided him for his sloppy work) … Combinatory dictionary
Upbraid — Up*braid ([u^]p*br[=a]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upbraid — O.E. upbregdan bring forth as a ground for censure, from up up + bregdan move quickly, intertwine (see BRAID (Cf. braid)). Cf. M.Swed. upbrygdha. Meaning scold is first attested late 13c … Etymology dictionary
upbraid — ► VERB ▪ scold or reproach. ORIGIN Old English, «allege as a basis for censure», from BRAID(Cf. ↑braid) in the obsolete sense brandish … English terms dictionary
upbraid — [[t]ʌpbre͟ɪd[/t]] upbraids, upbraiding, upbraided VERB If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. [FORMAL] [V n] Eleanor upbraided him for things he d left undone... [V n for n/ ing] … English dictionary
upbraid — verb /ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ a) To criticize severely. And upbraided them with their unbelief. b) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing… … Wiktionary
upbraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. reprove, chide, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, scold; accuse, charge, revile. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reproach, scold, vituperate, condemn, denounce, lecture, chide, reprehend,… … English dictionary for students
upbraid — upbraider, n. /up brayd /, v.t. 1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. 2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. v.i. 3. Archaic. to utter reproaches … Universalium
upbraid — verb scold or reproach. Origin OE upbrēdan allege as a basis for censure , based on braid in the obs. sense brandish … English new terms dictionary
upbraid — verb we were upbraided for leaving the back door unlocked Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind, give someone a tongue lashing, rake/haul… … Thesaurus of popular words
upbraid — /ʌpˈbreɪd / (say up brayd) verb (t) 1. to reproach for some fault or offence; reprove severely; chide. 2. to censure or find fault with (things). –verb (i) 3. to utter reproaches. {Middle English; Old English upbregdan. See up , braid (verb)… …
