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upbraid definition

up·braid (up brād′)

transitive verb

to rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply

Etymology: ME upbreiden < OE upbregdan < up-, up- + bregdan, to pull: see braid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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