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Castigate meaning
To punish or reprimand someone severely. | To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism. | To revise or make corrections to a publication.
Example sentences (16)
If we're going to castigate cops when they're cowardly, violent, or criminal, it's important to celebrate cops when they're brave, selfless, and law-abiding, too.
In this thrilling publication, you seek to castigate me and my firm, Africa Legal Associates (ALA), for our provision of legitimate and bonafide legal services to our client, West Blue Ghana Limited.
Several Arab leaders, including Egypt and Jordan, took the opportunity to castigate the international community over its inaction and a double standard they said that the world displayed on the devastating Israeli bombing campaign on Gaza.
Although we are all entitled to our opinions, we are not justified to castigate her for reaching the opinion she did while she exercised her judicial independence and discretion in that regard.
New York’s mayor Eric Adams blamed the NYU protestors as “professional agitators”; President didn’t hesitate to castigate the protests as “antisemitic”.
Not once did he castigate the LBBQT+ characters on 911. His only disfavor was with Buck being moved to that direction.
On Wednesday, UDF pulled out of a press briefing organised by opposition parties in Lilongwe to raise concerns about the preparations for September 16 2025 General Elections and castigate the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)-led government.
Pearl (Gilly Rogers) and Jan (Julia Wilson) know each other well, and all their idiosyncrasies – they can bicker like siblings and castigate the other for their failings but essentially they are tight and supportive and need the friendship.
She then turns her head accusingly as if to castigate me for daring to propel her very favourite thing into the deep.
The British never miss an opportunity to castigate the Jewish State but hypocritically fail to look at it own sordid imperialist history.
He went on to castigate Ms. Pelosi, saying she had caved into the liberal wing of her party that wants him ousted from office by proceeding with impeachment.
I can think of a very good reason to "castigate" Scott Morrison on his visit to the USA (Letters, 23/9).
The councillors also castigate NHS England for threatening to sue OUH for raising its concerns that InHealth becoming the provider would risk patient safety, which the Guardian revealed last month.
In late February, Ivanka Trump attempted to castigate an interviewer for asking about her father’s alleged sexual transgressions under the guise that it was “inappropriate” to ask a daughter such things.
It is most preposterous that some people decided to most unfairly disparage, castigate and molest the person of Dr. Chuks Osuji for doing what he knows how best to do, which exposing the truth for which he has become very reputable.
S. Harrison, Lyric and Iambic, 194–6 The satirical poet Lucilius was a senator's son who could castigate his peers with impunity.