slate
(Informal)
[verb]
Synonyms: criticize, censure, rebuke, scold, tear into (informal)

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I. slate¹ /sleɪt/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: esclat 'thin piece split off', from esclater 'to burst, splinter']

1. ROCK [uncountable] a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces

2. ON A ROOF [countable] especially British English a small piece of slate or similar material that is used for covering roofs Synonym : tile:
There were several slates missing from the roof.

3. slate blue/grey a dark blue or grey colour

4. POLITICS [countable] a list of people that voters can choose in an election, or who are being considered for an important job

5. FOR WRITING ON [countable] a small black board or a flat piece of slate in a wooden frame, used for writing on in the past

6. put something on the slate British English old-fashioned to arrange to pay for something later, especially food or drink
⇒ a clean slate at clean¹(9)

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II. slate² verb [transitive usually passive]

1. British English informal to criticize a book, film etc severely, especially in a newspaper Synonym : slam:
Doherty’s most recent novel has been slated by the critics.

2. be slated to do something/be slated for something especially American English
if something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen in the future, especially at a particular time:
He is slated to appear at the Cambridge Jazz Festival next year.
Every house on this block is slated for demolition.

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slate
sleɪt
See: clean slate

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