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to castigate
01
to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something
Transitive: to castigate sb | to castigate sb for an action or behavior
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
castigate
3rd person singular
castigates
Present participle
castigating
Past simple
castigated
Past participle
castigated
Examples
The manager castigated the employee for consistently failing to meet deadlines.
02
to inflict harsh punishment or reprimand upon someone
Transitive: to castigate sb
Examples
After being caught cheating on the final exam, the professor decided to castigate the student.
Lexical Tree
castigation
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