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    castigate
    /ˈkastɪɡeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. reprimand (someone) severely: formal "he was castigated for not setting a good example"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCASTIGATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCASTIGATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › castigateCastigate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCASTIGATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCASTIGATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CASTIGATE definition: to criticize someone severely. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › castigateCASTIGATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Castigate definition: to criticize or reprimand severely.. See examples of CASTIGATE used in a sentence.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › castigateCastigate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Castigate means punish, and punish harshly, but the punishment is always a severe scolding. Sometimes it means criticize severely. Politicians in the Senate are always castigating each other for their alliances and opinions. Castigate and chasten, which also means "to reprimand" but is less severe, share the Latin root castus which means "pure ...

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › castigateCastigate - definition of castigate by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcastigate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    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.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › castigatecastigate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · ( transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism. ( transitive, rare) To revise or make corrections to a publication.