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castigate

castigate is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

  1. 1transitive verb

    To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.

  2. 2transitive verb

    To emend; to correct.

  3. 3verb

    censure severely

    "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

    Synonyms

    chastenchastisecorrectobjurgate
  4. 4verb

    inflict severe punishment on

Synonyms

chastenchastisecorrectobjurgate

Common word forms

castigatedcastigatescastigating

Words from these letters

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