berate
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~ censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
beseech
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~ ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
beseem
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~ accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
beset
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~ decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
beset
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~ annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
beset
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~ assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
beshrew
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~ wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
besiege
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~ harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
besiege
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~ surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
besiege
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~ cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
besmear
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~ spread or daub (a surface)
besmirch
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~ smear so as to make dirty or stained
besmirch
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~ charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
besot
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~ make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
bespangle
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~ decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"