Verb: castigate 'kas-tu,geyt
- Censure severely
"She castigated him for his insensitive remarks";
- chastise, objurgate, chasten, correct
- Inflict severe punishment on
"The teacher castigated the student for cheating on the exam"
Derived forms: castigates, castigated, castigating
Type of: bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], carpet [Brit, 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, reprimand, sanction, scold, take to task, trounce, wig [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Castigate