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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 means to criticize someone or something severely, often in a formal or negative way. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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
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.
Castigate means to criticize someone or something severely, often in a formal or negative way. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning and usage of the formal verb castigate, which means to criticize severely. See how to pronounce it, see pictures and example sentences, and find synonyms and related words.
