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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
Examples
The manager castigated the employee for consistently failing to meet deadlines.
The journalist castigated the government in the editorial for its handling of the crisis.
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.
The judge castigated the defendant with a harsh sentence of ten years in prison.
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