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1. Censure severely
   "She castigated him for his insensitive remarks";
   - chastise, objurgate, chasten, correct
    
2. Inflict severe punishment on

Derived forms: castigated, castigates, castigating

Type of: bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], chide, dress down [informal], have words, jaw [informal], lambast, lambaste, lecture, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, rag [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, sanction, scold, take to task, trounce, wig [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Castigate