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Castigate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Castigate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Castigate [ v. t.]
- To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.
- To emend; to correct.

Meaning of 'Castigate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . castigate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- censure severely
Example in sentence:
  • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks