mencela — meaning in English

English meaning

• castigate verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• reprove verb To express disapproval.

Senses

mencela is used for these senses in English:

• castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• castigate (transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.

castigate — full definition

1. verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
2. verb To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
3. verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.

reprove — full definition

1. verb To express disapproval.
2. verb To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
3. verb To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).

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