castigate

verb

/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they castigate	/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/ /ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it castigates	/ˈkæstɪɡeɪts/ /ˈkæstɪɡeɪts/
past simple castigated	/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle castigated	/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form castigating	/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

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castigate somebody/something/yourself (for something) to criticize somebody/something/yourself severely严厉批评；申斥
- He castigated himself for being so stupid.他责怪自己太笨。
- The minister castigated schools for falling standards in education.部长严厉批评学校教育水准下降。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin castigare ‘reprove’, from castus ‘pure, chaste’.

TOEFL BNC: 18493 COCA: 20051

castigate verb
⇨ scold

TOEFL BNC: 18493 COCA: 20051

castigate

To criticize strongly: attack, damn, savage...

Criticism and disapproval: criticism, condemnation, disapproval...