Castigate Definition & Meaning
castigate
- verb
- censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
- inflict severe punishment on
Words that rhyme with castigate
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- What does castigate mean?
- censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" inflict severe punishment on
- What part of speech is castigate?
- Castigate is a verb.
- How many definitions does castigate have?
- Castigate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).