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up·braid  audio  (p-brd) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
up·braid·ed , up·braid·ing , up·braids
To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English upbreiden, from Old English pbrdan, to bring forward as a ground for censure : p-, up- + bregdan, to turn, lay hold of

OTHER FORMS:
up·braider (Noun), up·braiding·ly (Adverb)


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