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Pronunciation / Transliteration: castigare
"Il direttore ha castigato i dipendenti negligenti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To reprimand someone severely.
"The coach castigated the team for their poor performance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 16th century: from Latin castigare, from castus 'pure' + agere 'do, make' (literally 'make pure').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "castigate" is said worldwide
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châtier
Transliteration: châtier
"Le professeur a castigé l'élève indiscipliné."
züchtigen
Transliteration: züchtigen
"Er wurde wegen seines Verhaltens scharf gezüchtigt."
castigare
Transliteration: castigare
"Il direttore ha castigato i dipendenti negligenti."
castigar
Transliteration: castigar
"El juez castigó al criminal por sus acciones."
castigar
Transliteration: castigar
"O professor castigou o aluno que não fez a lição."
दण्ड देना
Transliteration: dand dena
"अध्यक्ष ने नियमों का उल्लंघन करने के लिए उसे दण्ड दिया।"
谴责
Transliteration: qiǎnzé
"报纸严厉谴责了腐败官员。"
책망하다
Transliteration: chaekmanghada
"그는 실수를 저지른 부하직원을 책망했다."
厳しく非難する
Transliteration: kibishiku hinansuru
"上司は怠慢な部下を厳しく非難した。"
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