Don't castigate me. I haven't done anything wrong.
Source: tatoeba (8928686)
Castigate
//ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt//
Synonyms for "castigate" (104 found)
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4 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
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6 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 15 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- përul verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Bulgarian
4 entries- критикувам verb (to criticize something severely)
- наказвам verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- осъждам verb (to criticize something severely)
- порицавам verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
French
3 entries- châtier verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- corriger verb (to revise a publication)
- réviser verb (to revise a publication)
Galician
2 entries- castigar verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- reprender verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
German
4 entries- bestrafen verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- korrigieren verb (to revise a publication)
- revidieren verb (to revise a publication)
- strafen verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Indonesian
4 entries- mencela verb (to criticize something severely)
- menegur verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- mengecam verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- mengecam verb (to criticize something severely)
Latin
1 entries- castīgō verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Polish
4 entries- (ostro) potępiać verb (to criticize something severely)
- (srogo) karcić verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- korygować verb (to revise a publication)
- krytykować verb (to criticize something severely)
Portuguese
4 entries- castigar verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- criticar duramente verb (to criticize something severely)
- criticar severamente verb (to criticize something severely)
- repreender verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Quechua
1 entries- maqay verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Russian
4 entries- кара́ть verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- кори́ть verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- критикова́ть verb (to criticize something severely)
- нака́зывать verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Slovak
4 entries- dohovárať verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- karhať verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- odsudzovať verb (to criticize something severely)
- ostro kritizovať verb (to criticize something severely)
Spanish
4 entries- castigar verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- censurar verb (to criticize something severely)
- criticar duramente verb (to criticize something severely)
- criticar severamente verb (to criticize something severely)
Swedish
1 entries- tukta verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
Ukrainian
4 entries- виправляти verb (to revise a publication)
- засуджувати verb (to criticize something severely)
- карати verb (to punish or reprimand someone severely)
- коригувати verb (to revise a publication)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
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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