1) Admonish 2) Berate 3) Chastise 4) Chide 5) Reprimand 6) Reproach 1) Admonish 2) Caution 3) Censure 4) Chide 5) Criticise 6) Criticize 7) Dress down 8) French word used in English 9) Give a warning 10) Knock 11) Pick apart 12) Rebuke 13) Reprimand 14) Reproach 15) Scold 16) Take to task 17) Tell off 18) Warn about 
• (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. • (v. t.) To disprove; to refute. • (v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. • (v. t.) To convince.
Re·prove' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Reproved (-pr??vd'); present participle & verbal noun Reproving .] [ French réprouver , Old French reprover , from Latin reprobare . See Reprieve , 
reprove, reproving, reproved 1. To voice or to convey disapproval of; to rebuke. 2. To find fault with; to admonish.
[SAT terms] take to task