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Urge or scold someone about doing something. For example, Dad should get after Billy to mow the lawn , or Mary got after Jane for forgetting her house key . Also see keep after .

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admonish
berate
castigate
chastise
chide
denounce
discipline
rebuff
rebuke
reprimand
reproach
scold

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