to castigate
01
tillrättavisa, skarp kritik
to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something
Transitive: to castigate sb | to castigate sb for an action or behavior
Exempel
The professor castigated the students for their lack of preparation in the final exam.
Professorn tillrättavisade studenterna för deras bristande förberedelse inför tentamen.
02
straffa strängt, hårt tillrättavisa
to inflict harsh punishment or reprimand upon someone
Transitive: to castigate sb
Exempel
In medieval times, kings would often castigate rebels by publicly executing them.
Under medeltiden straffade kungar ofta rebellerna genom att avrätta dem offentligt.
Lexikalt Träd
castigation
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