/ Dictionary / Index B berate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: be•rate Pronunciation: (bi-rāt'), [key] — -rat•ed, -rat•ing. to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: berate (Thesaurus) Berat Berber Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language