CASTIGATE


Meaning of CASTIGATE in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: punish 1, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline

Related Word: baste, beat, belabor, drub, pummel, thrash; berate, rail, rate, tongue-lash, upbraid, wig; penalize

2.

Synonyms: lambaste 3, blister, excoriate, flay, lash (into), scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, slash

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