castigar — meaning in English
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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.
- ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
- pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
- punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
Senses
castigar is used for these senses in English:
- castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
- chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
- ground To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- pain (transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
- 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).
- punish (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
castigate — full definition
- verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
- verb To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
- verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.