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castigatesverbpresent tense third-person singular of castigate to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingscastigated him for his constant tardiness bastes, bawls out, berates, calls down, chastises, chews out, dresses down, flays, hammers, jaws, keelhauls, lambastes(or lambasts), lectures, rags, rails (at or against), rants (at), rates, reams (out), rebukes, reprimands, reproaches, scolds, scores, tongue-lashes, upbraids admonishes, chides, remonstrates (with), reprovesabuses, assails, attacks, bad-mouths, blames, blasts, censures, condemns, criticizes, crucifies, denounces, disses(slang), excoriates, faults, harangues, knocks, laces (into), lashes, pans, reprehends, reviles, scourges, slams, vituperatesbelittles, disparages, mocks, puts downridicules, scoffs, scorns lays into, reads the riot act (to), takes to task approves, endorses(also indorses), sanctionsextols(also extolls), lauds, praises to criticize harshly and usually publiclya newspaper editorial castigating the city council for approving the project in the first place abuses, assails, attacks, bashes, belabors, blasts, excoriates, jumps (on), lambastes(or lambasts), potshots, savages, scathes, slams, trashes, vituperates berates, harangues, harasses, harries, reviles, scolds, whipsblasphemes, curses, execrates, imprecates, profanesaffronts, insults, slursasperses, bad-mouths, belittles, blackguards, disparages, puts downlibels, slanders, traduces, vilifieschastises, chides, criticizes, laces (into), rebukes, reprimandsfulminates, lashes (out) beats up on, lights into, sails into, ties into acclaims, commends, compliments, hails, lauds, praises to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crimea judge who believes in castigating criminals to the full extent of the law chastens, chastises, corrects, disciplines, penalizes, punishes assesses, charges, docks, fines, imposes, levies, mulctsconvicts, sentencescondemns, damns, denouncescriticizes, keelhauls, rebukes, reprimands, reproveswreaks excuses, pardons, spares forfeitsgets off, ransoms, releasescommutes, reprievesabsolves, acquits, exculpates, exonerates, vindicates |