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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
upbraid \upbraid"\ u^pbr=ad", 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. bregetha to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from,
   change, break off, upbraid. see up, and braid, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. 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 imputed.
      1913 webster

            and upbraided them with their unbelief. --mark xvi.
                                                  14.
      1913 webster

            vet do not
            upbraid us our distress.              --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
      1913 webster

            then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of
            his mighty works were done.           --matt. xi. 20
      1913 webster

            how much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness
                                                  --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

   3. to treat with contempt. obs. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   4. to object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; --
      with to before the person. obs. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   syn: to reproach; blame; censure; condemn.
        1913 webster
see also:
upbraided upbraiding up braid 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
upbraid \upbraid"\, v. i.
   to utter upbraidings. --pope.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
upbraid \upbraid"\, n.
   the act of reproaching; contumely. obs. " foul upbraid."
   --spenser.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
upbraid
     v : express criticism towards; "the president reproached the
         general for his irresponsible behavior" syn: reproach
see also:
reproach 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
35 moby thesaurus words for "upbraid":
   admonish, bawl out, berate, bring to book, call to account,
   castigate, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, correct, dress down,
   give a dressing-down, have words with, lash, lecture, objurgate,
   rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, revile,
   scold, set down, set straight, spank, straighten out, take down,
   take to task, tell off, tick off, tongue-lash, vituperate





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