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                    as in scolded
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings                                       
              
                             a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in licked
                                                
              
          
                                                      to strike repeatedly                                       
              
                             basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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