berisp

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/bəˈɹɪsp/

verb

To censure; reprove.

OriginMiddle Dutch berispen ← Old Dutch *repsōn ← Proto-West Germanic *rafsijan →
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Meanings

verbberisp (third-person singular simple present berisps, present participle berisping, simple past and past participle berisped)

present singular third person berisps · participle present berisping · participle past berisped · past berisped

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo censure; reprove.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
admonishbadmouthblameblastcastigatecensurechastisecome down oncondemncriticizedeploredeprecatedispraisedragfaultget downgive someone a speaking togive someone what forlambastemaulpanput someone in their placeread someone the riot actrebukereproachreproveslamslatetick offupbraidvilifyvituperate

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*rafsijan“to blame”
  2. Old Dutch*repsōn“to blame, accuse”
  3. Middle Dutchberispen
  4. Englishberisp

From Middle Dutch berispen, berespen, berepsen, from be- + *repsen, from Old Dutch *repsōn (“to blame, accuse”), from Proto-West Germanic *rafsijan (“to blame”)).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with berisp

lispcrispwisprisp
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Chicago

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