Defenition of the word castigate

• Defenition of the word castigate

  • To administer disciplinary action.
  • censure severely; "She chastized him for his insensitive remarks"
  • censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
  • inflict severe punishment on
  • censure severely

Synonyms for the word castigate

• • chasten
  • chastise
  • chastize
  • correct
  • criticize
  • haul over the coals
  • objurgate
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • scold
  • tell off
  • tick off

Similar words in the castigate

• • castigate
  • castigated
  • castigates

Hyponyms for the word castigate

• • flame

Hypernyms for the word castigate

• • bawl out
  • berate
  • call down
  • call on the carpet
  • check
  • chew out
  • chew up
  • chide
  • dress down
  • have words
  • jaw
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lecture
  • penalise
  • penalize
  • punish
  • rag
  • rebuke
  • remonstrate
  • reprimand
  • reproof
  • scold
  • take to task
  • trounce

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  • The origin of the word castigating
  • Synonym for the word castigates
  • Antonyms for the word castigation
  • Homonyms for the word castigated
  • Hyponyms for the word castled
  • Holonyms for the word castings
  • Hypernyms for the word castling
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word boosting
  • Translation of the word in other languages castoffs