castigate

(kăs'tĭ-gāt')
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To inflict severe punishment on. See synonyms at punish.
2. To criticize severely.

[Latin castīgāre, castīgāt-, from castus, pure.]

castigation cas'ti·ga'tion n.
castigator cas'ti·ga'tor n.

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verb

1. To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong: chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish. See reward/punish/deserve.
2. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal bawl out, lambaste. Slang chew out. Idioms: bringcalltaketo task, call on the carpet, haulrakeover the coals, let someone have it. See attack/defend, praise/blame.

v

Definition: criticize severely
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise

IN BRIEF: To punish or criticize harshly.

The parents will castigate their children if they stay out too late again.

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For a list of words related to castigate, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - castigate: criticize severely, esp. as punishment
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - castigate: (vb) punish or criticize severely; chastise

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Castigate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - straffe

Nederlands (Dutch)
kastijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - fustiger (pour avoir fait) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - züchtigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τιμωρώ, κολάζω, επικρίνω δριμύτατα, στηλιτεύω

Italiano (Italian)
castigare, criticare aspramente, fustigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - punir, criticar, corrigir

Русский (Russian)
жестоко наказывать, бичевать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - castigar, reprobar, condenar, censurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tukta, korrigera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
申斥, 矫正, 惩罚, 修订

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 申斥, 矯正, 懲罰, 修訂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 징계하다, 혹평하다, 첨삭하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 折檻する, 酷評する, 添削する, 懲らしめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) عنف, وبخ, عاقب, ادب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העניש, ביקר קשות‬

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