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castigate

[ kas-ti-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

castigated, castigating.
  1. to criticize or reprimand severely.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to punish in order to correct.

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castigate

/ 藞办忙蝉迟瑟藢伞别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. tr to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠补蝉迟颈藢驳补迟辞谤, noun
  • 藢肠补蝉迟颈藞驳补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 藢肠补蝉迟颈藞驳补迟辞谤测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补路迟颈辞苍 [kas-ti-, gey, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • 肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补路迟颈惫别 肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补路迟辞路谤测 [kas, -ti-g, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
  • 肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补路迟辞谤 noun
  • 苍辞苍路肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿-肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 耻苍路肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补迟路别诲 adjective
  • un路肠补蝉路迟颈路驳补路迟颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of castigate1

First recorded in 1600鈥10; from Latin 肠补蝉迟墨驳腻迟耻蝉 literally, 鈥渄riven to be faultless鈥 (past participle of 肠补蝉迟颈驳腻谤别 鈥渢o chasten鈥), equivalent to cast(us) 鈥減ure, clean鈥 + -墨驳-, combining form of agere 鈥渢o drive, incite鈥 + -腻迟耻蝉 past participle suffix; chaste, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of castigate1

C17: from Latin 肠补蝉迟墨驳腻谤别 to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)
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Example Sentences

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Booker castigated the Senate and his own party for failing to stand up to Trump.

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When a judge ordered the restoration of public health data that had been removed from government websites, he was summarily castigated by Elon Musk as 鈥渆vil鈥 and someone who 鈥渕ust be fired.鈥

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Since coming to power, Trump has castigated his European Nato allies, urged them to increase defence spending and generally insisted that Europe needs to take responsibility for protecting its own interests.

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Vance had castigated him in the Oval Office for not thanking Trump, even though the Ukrainian leader has thanked the US dozens of times for its military support.

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The chair of the National Republican Campaign Committee told GOP lawmakers Tuesday to avoid in-person town halls and the negative publicity of attendees castigating them for supporting President Donald Trump's steep government cuts.

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