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нака́зывать — meaning in English

nakazyvat

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English meaning

  • castigate verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
  • chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
  • discipline noun The practice of training yourself or others to follow rules and control behaviour.
  • penalize verb To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
  • punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Senses

нака́зывать is used for these senses in English:

  • castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
  • chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
  • discipline (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
  • penalize (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
  • 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).

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.

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