- To inflict severe punishment on. See synonyms at punish.
- 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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cas·ti·gate (kăs'tĭ-gāt') ![]() |
[Latin castīgāre, castīgāt-, from castus, pure.]
castigation cas'ti·ga'tion n.| Thesaurus: castigate |
verb
| Antonyms: castigate |
Definition: criticize severely
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise
| Word Tutor: castigate |
The parents will castigate their children if they stay out too late again.
| Translations: Castigate |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - straffe
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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