castigate

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) (US) IPA (key): /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ or /ˈkæs.tə.ɡeɪt/
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Verb[change]

Plain form
castigate

Third-person singular
castigates

Past tense
castigated

Past participle
castigated

Present participle
castigating

  1. (transitive) (formal) If you castigate a person, you punish or reprimand them harshly.