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castigateverb to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingscastigated him for his constant tardiness baste, bawl out, berate, call down, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste(or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reproveabuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperatebelittle, disparage, mock, put downridicule, scoff, scorn lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task approve, endorse(also indorse), sanctionextol(also extoll), laud, praise to criticize harshly and usually publiclya newspaper editorial castigating the city council for approving the project in the first place abuse, assail, attack, bash, belabor, blast, excoriate, jump (on), lambaste(or lambast), potshot, savage, scathe, slam, trash, vituperate berate, harangue, harass, harry, revile, scold, whipblaspheme, curse, execrate, imprecate, profaneaffront, insult, slurasperse, bad-mouth, belittle, blackguard, disparage, put downlibel, slander, traduce, vilifychastise, chide, criticize, lace (into), rebuke, reprimandfulminate, lash (out) beat up on, light into, sail into, tie into acclaim, commend, compliment, hail, laud, praise to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crimea judge who believes in castigating criminals to the full extent of the law chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish assess, charge, dock, fine, impose, levy, mulctconvict, sentencecondemn, damn, denouncecriticize, keelhaul, rebuke, reprimand, reprovewreak excuse, pardon, spare forfeitget off, ransom, releasecommute, reprieveabsolve, acquit, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing.punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing.punished for stealing chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation.chastised his son for neglecting his studies castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure.an editorial castigating the entire city council chasten suggests any affliction or trial that leaves one humbled or subdued.chastened by a landslide election defeat discipline implies a punishing or chastening in order to bring under control.parents must discipline their children correct implies punishing aimed at reforming an offender.the function of prison is to correct the wrongdoer in 1606 |