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Lambaste

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

    "The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily."

  2. 2
    censure severely or angrily wordnet
  3. 3
    To give a thrashing to; to beat severely. dated
  4. 4
    beat with a cane wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”)

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