take to task

Verb

Meaning

censure severely or angrily

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lecture reproach rebuke reprimand scold berate chide upbraid call down dress down bawl out chew out lambast call on the carpet tut
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Antonyms

praise salute hail admire cheer flatter
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Hypernyms

knock criticise criticize pick apart

Hyponyms

chastise chasten correct castigate objurgate tell off

Examples

The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car Source: Internet

The deputy ragged the Prime Minister Source: Internet

The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

take to pieces take to pound town take to something like a duck to water take to the bank take to the bottle take to the bricks