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- Dictionarycastigate/ˈkastɪɡeɪt/
verb
- 1. reprimand (someone) severely: formal "he was castigated for not setting a good example"
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to criticize someone or something severely: Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) censure formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal. condemn. criticize. damn (BLAME) decry formal. denounce (CRITICIZE) excoriate formal. rail formal. revile formal. slam informal.
The meaning of CASTIGATE is to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism. How to use castigate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Castigate.
Use castigate when you mean "to reprimand in an especially harsh way." If you accidentally spill coffee all over your sister's favorite sweater, you might worry that she's going to castigate you as soon as she finds out.
Castigate definition: to criticize or reprimand severely.. See examples of CASTIGATE used in a sentence.
If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. The book castigated the Government for squandering billions on consultancies.
to show disapproval of someone or something. criticize He criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attack She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemn She was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounce The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
Define castigate. castigate synonyms, castigate pronunciation, castigate translation, English dictionary definition of castigate. tr.v. cas·ti·gat·ed , cas·ti·gat·ing , cas·ti·gates To punish or rebuke severely.
Definition of castigate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. The book castigated the Government for squandering billions on consultancies.
to criticize someone severely. (Definition of castigate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of castigate. in Chinese (Traditional) 嚴厲指責, 斥責… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 严厉指责, 斥责… See more. in Spanish. reprender, arremeter contra… See more. in Portuguese. repreender, castigar… See more.
