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verb
- 1. reprimand (someone) severely: formal "he was castigated for not setting a good example"
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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.
CASTIGATE definition: 1. to criticize someone or something severely: 2. to criticize someone or something severely: 3…. Learn more.
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.
If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
嚴厲指責, 斥責… 严厉指责, 斥责… reprender, arremeter contra… repreender, castigar… acımasızca eleştirmek, cezalandırmak, şiddetle tenkit ve tekdir etmek… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CASTIGATE meaning: 1. to criticize someone or something severely: 2. to criticize someone or something severely: 3…. Learn more.
castigate somebody/something/yourself (for something) to criticize somebody/something/yourself severely He castigated himself for being so stupid. The minister castigated schools for falling standards in education.
To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong: chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish. 2. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal: bawl out, lambaste. Slang: chew out.
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CASTIGATE definition: to criticize someone severely. Learn more.
What does the verb castigate mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb castigate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
