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lambaste definition

lam·baste (lam bāst′, -bast′)

transitive verb lambasted -·bast′ed, lambasting -·bast′·ing

  1. to beat soundly; thrash
  2. to scold or denounce severely

Etymology: lam + baste

Also sp. lambast lam·bast′

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