нака́зывать — meaning in English
nakazyvat
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English meaning
- castigate verb To scold or punish someone harshly.
- 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 punish someone, usually for breaking a rule.
- 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
- verb To scold or punish someone harshly.
- verb To condemn something strongly, especially by criticising it in public.
- verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.
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