Word: berates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ber
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Definition: Third-person singular of berate; censure severely or angrily
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
Affix: rate
Language: en
Meaning: to scold, upbraid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: raten
Language: enm
Decoded: raten
Meaning: to scold, chide
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs