castigate
21castigate — verb (T) formal to criticize or punish someone severely castigation noun (U) …
22castigate — verb Leopold castigated his son for leaving the archbishop s service Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, censure, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind; informal… …
23castigate — v 1. punish, discipline, chastise, chasten; spank, slap, strike, smite, baste, cuff, box, pummel; thump, beat, lace, drub, cane, birch, switch, trounce, thrash, strap, whip, horsewhip, flail, flog, lash, scourge, flagellate. 2. criticize, scold,… …
24castigate — cas·ti·gate …
25castigate — [ˈkæstɪˌgeɪt] verb [T] formal to criticize someone or something severely …
26castigate — cas•ti•gate [[t]ˈkæs tɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to criticize or reprimand severely 2) to punish in order to correct • Etymology: 1600–10; < L castīgātus, ptp. of castigāre to chasten, der. of castus pure, chaste (for suffix, see… …
27castigate — /ˈkæstəgeɪt / (say kastuhgayt) verb (t) (castigated, castigating) to punish in order to correct; criticise severely. {Latin castīgātus, past participle} –castigation /kæstəˈgeɪʃən/ (say kastuh gayshuhn), noun –castigator, noun …
28castigate — v.t. punish; reprove; criticize severely. ♦ castigation, ♦ castigator, n. ♦ castigative, castigatory, a …
29castigate — v.tr. rebuke or punish severely. Derivatives: castigation n. castigator n. castigatory adj. Etymology: L castigare reprove f. castus pure …
30Castigated — Castigate Cas ti*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Castigating}.] [L. castigatus, p. p. of castigare to correct, punish; castus pure, chaste + agere to move, drive. See {Caste}, and cf. {Chasten}.] 1. To punish by stripes;… …
