castigate
verb (used with object)
to criticize or reprimand severely.
castigates
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present tense formof castigate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Pécresse, who controls Paris regional transport, hopes to have all buses and trains equipped with aircon by 2032, and she castigates her Socialist predecessor for failing to see its importance.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He castigates Mary Ann Glendon, a professor of law at Harvard, for favoring “collective interests and responsibilities” over individual rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
In U2’s “Crumbs From Your Table,” Bono castigates the wealthy West, especially the U.S., for its miserly and neglectful treatment of African countries long harmed by colonization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Then "Calliope" turns into a vengeance story: Dream castigates Richard for holding Calliope captive and orders him to free her.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022
The tenor of his prophecy shows that he lived after the restoration of the Temple and its worship, and the sins which he castigates are substantially those with which Ezra and Nehemiah had to fight.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren
