what does castigate mean?
CASTIGATE as VERB
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- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
Hypernyms(s) castigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- inflict severe punishment on
Hypernyms(s) castigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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