castigate
verb (used with object)
to criticize or reprimand severely.
has castigated
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present perfectof castigate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, the president repeatedly has castigated drugmakers.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
Gonzalez marked the second time that Ho has castigated his colleagues for flouting these principles.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2023
He also has castigated the Supreme Court’s June decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
He has castigated the organizations as unreliable actors, out of touch with Indigenous people’s true desires and on the payroll of global environmental do-gooders.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2022
But in the legal battle that has ensued, Mr. Rybolovlev has castigated not only his former adviser, but the art world itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2021
