To charge with a fault; chide sharply; reprove: formerly sometimes followed by of.
To take exception to; speak of as a fault; censure.
To convict of fallacy.
Synonyms To blame, rebuke, reprimand, upbraid. See admonition.
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transitive verb.
To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.