Answer: lectured

AnswerCrossword Clue
LECTUREDRead the riot act to
LECTUREDScolded.
LECTUREDWhat Twain and Cable did in 1884
LECTUREDRebuked
LECTUREDRebuked at length
LECTUREDReprimanded
LECTUREDRemonstrated
lecturedTalk seriously or reprovingly to (someone)
lecturedDeliver an educational lecture or lectures
lecturedGive a lecture to (a class or other audience)
lecturedLECTURE, to expound on a specific subject