| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To criticize for a fault or an offense: call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal : bawl out, lambaste. Slang : chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See ATTACK, PRAISE. 2. To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk: alarm, alert, caution, forewarn, warn. See WARN.
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