ALL meanings of castigate
cas·ti·gate
C c - verb castigate If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 3
- verb castigate to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise 3
- verb transitive castigate to punish or rebuke severely, esp. by harsh public criticism 3
- verb with object castigate to criticize or reprimand severely. 1
- verb with object castigate to punish in order to correct. 1
- transitive verb castigate reprimand, punish 1
- noun castigate Reprimand (someone) severely. 1
- verb castigate To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely. 0
- verb castigate To revise or make corrections to a publication. 0