castigare — meaning in English

English meaning

• chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
• punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
• trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

castigare is used for these senses in English:

• chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
• punish (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
• trounce (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

punish — full definition

1. verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
2. verb To treat something harshly or subject it to a lot of strain.

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