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castigate
cas·ti·gate C0147600 (kăs′tĭ-gāt′)tr.v. cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing, cas·ti·gates To punish or rebuke severely. See Synonyms at punish. [Latin castīgāre, castīgāt-, from castus, pure; see kes- in Indo-European roots.] cas′ti·ga′tion n.cas′ti·ga′tor n.castigate (ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt) vb (tr) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise[C17: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)] ˌcastiˈgation n ˈcastiˌgator n ˌcastiˈgatory adjcas•ti•gate (ˈkæs tɪˌgeɪt) v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 1. to criticize or reprimand severely. 2. to punish in order to correct. [1600–10; < Latin castīgātus, past participle of castigāre to chasten, derivative of castus pure, chaste (for suffix, see fumigate)] cas`ti•ga′tion, n. cas′ti•ga`tor, n. castigate Past participle: castigated Gerund: castigating
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castigate | castigate |
Present |
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I castigate | you castigate | he/she/it castigates | we castigate | you castigate | they castigate |
Preterite |
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I castigated | you castigated | he/she/it castigated | we castigated | you castigated | they castigated |
Present Continuous |
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I am castigating | you are castigating | he/she/it is castigating | we are castigating | you are castigating | they are castigating |
Present Perfect |
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I have castigated | you have castigated | he/she/it has castigated | we have castigated | you have castigated | they have castigated |
Past Continuous |
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I was castigating | you were castigating | he/she/it was castigating | we were castigating | you were castigating | they were castigating |
Past Perfect |
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I had castigated | you had castigated | he/she/it had castigated | we had castigated | you had castigated | they had castigated |
Future |
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I will castigate | you will castigate | he/she/it will castigate | we will castigate | you will castigate | they will castigate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have castigated | you will have castigated | he/she/it will have castigated | we will have castigated | you will have castigated | they will have castigated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be castigating | you will be castigating | he/she/it will be castigating | we will be castigating | you will be castigating | they will be castigating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been castigating | you have been castigating | he/she/it has been castigating | we have been castigating | you have been castigating | they have been castigating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been castigating | you will have been castigating | he/she/it will have been castigating | we will have been castigating | you will have been castigating | they will have been castigating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been castigating | you had been castigating | he/she/it had been castigating | we had been castigating | you had been castigating | they had been castigating |
Conditional |
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I would castigate | you would castigate | he/she/it would castigate | we would castigate | you would castigate | they would castigate |
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I would have castigated | you would have castigated | he/she/it would have castigated | we would have castigated | you would have castigated | they would have castigated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | castigate - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"chasten, chastise, objurgate, correctflame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | | 2. | castigate - inflict severe punishment onpenalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" |
castigateverb reprimand, blast, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, lash, slate (informal, chiefly Brit.), censure, rebuke, scold, berate, dress down (informal), chastise, chasten, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), read the riot act, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal) She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.castigateverb1. To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong:chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish.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: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.TranslationsLegalSeeCastigatorycastigate Related to castigate: thesaurusSynonyms for castigateverb reprimandSynonyms- reprimand
- blast
- carpet
- flame
- put down
- criticize
- lash
- slate
- censure
- rebuke
- scold
- berate
- dress down
- chastise
- chasten
- tear into
- diss
- read the riot act
- slap on the wrist
- lambast(e)
- bawl out
- excoriate
- rap over the knuckles
- haul over the coals
- chew out
- tear (someone) off a strip
- give a rocket
Synonyms for castigateverb to subject (one) to a penalty for a wrongSynonyms- chastise
- correct
- discipline
- penalize
- punish
verb to criticize for a fault or an offenseSynonyms- admonish
- call down
- chastise
- chide
- dress down
- rap
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- scold
- tax
- upbraid
- bawl out
- lambaste
- chew out
Synonyms for castigateverb censure severelySynonyms- chasten
- chastise
- objurgate
- correct
Related Words- flame
- call on the carpet
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- dress down
- have words
- bawl out
- berate
- rebuke
- reproof
- scold
- take to task
- call down
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- reprimand
- remonstrate
- trounce
- jaw
- rag
verb inflict severe punishment onRelated Words |