The director castigated the actors for their poor performance.
导演因演员表现不佳而严厉批评了他们。
In an effort to maintain discipline, the coach did not hesitate to castigate the players for their poor performance. Which word is a synonym for “castigate”?
C — criticize. “castigate” means v. criticize severely; punish; rebuke
The strict judge did not hesitate to ______ the lawyer for lying in court.
D — castigate. “castigate” means v. criticize severely; punish; rebuke
castigate — v. criticize severely; punish; rebuke. In Chinese: 严厉批评，惩罚.
castigate is pronounced /ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: cas · ti · gate.
The director castigated the actors for their poor performance. (导演因演员表现不佳而严厉批评了他们。)
reprimand, rebuke, censure — all close in meaning to castigate (v. criticize severely; punish; rebuke).
Yes. castigate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
cast (pure, correct) + i (make) + gate → to severely punish.