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Verb castigate has 2 senses
- chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
--1 is one way to call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- castigate - inflict severe punishment on
--2 is one way to punish, penalize, penalise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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