lam‧bast ,
lambaste /ˈlæmbæst/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from lam 'to hit' ( ⇒ lam) + baste]
to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public
Synonym : slate:
Democrats lambasted the President’s budget plan for being ‘inadequate’. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲