Castigate

/ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

Synonyms for "castigate" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Verb(4 words)

assail attack baste beat belabor berate blisterbring to accountbring to bookcallcall to accountcarpet chaste chasten chastise

Strong matches (27)

Noun(3 words)

chastising dammingdiscipline field notebook

chew outcorrect crawl criticize damndeal withdiscipline dressdress downdrub excoriate flay flog fustigateinflict uponkeelhaul lace lambaste

Verb(6 words)

condemn correctcriticize stronglydenounce discipline inveigh

Related words (45)

lashmake an example ofmasthead mind mortify penalize pillory pummel punish rail rate rebuke reprimand roast scarify scathe scold scorch score scourge

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settle withskin aliveslam slap slash slate spanksquare accountstake to tasktelltell offthrashtick offtongue-lash trounce upbraidvisit uponvituperate wig

Verb(6 words)

objurgate penalize punish rebuke reprimand vituperated

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

25 entries

bawl outberatecall downcall on the carpetchew outchew upchide condemn criticizedress downhave wordsjaw lambast lambaste lecture penalise

Showing 16 of 25 words.

More specific

7 entries

berate denounce discipline lambaste penalize rebuke sanction

Collocations

6 entries

corruptionethical breachesmisconduct officialspolicy failureswrongdoing

Inflections

3 entries

castigated castigates castigating

Derivations

3 entries

castigation castigator castigatory

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't castigate me. I haven't done anything wrong.

Source: tatoeba (8928686)

Rather than acknowledging the gravity of war crimes committed by certain "civilized nations," some people choose to castigate and marginalize the very individuals who condemn these appalling acts.

Source: tatoeba (11846103)

Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behaviour with Bathsheba, he was in no position to castigate his son for a similar fault.

Source: wiktionary

God doth indurate, when hee doth not by and by caſtigate a ſynner.

Source: wiktionary

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