Castigate
Castigate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Strike and castigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a verb "Castigate".
Nearby Word: castigating
Common collocations
| people | castigate people | strike people |
Cite this Source
Strike and Castigate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/strike
Castigate & Strike. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/strike>.
Strike or Castigate. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/strike.
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