Monday, August 19, 2013

Daily Word: CASTIGATE

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cas·ti·gate

  [kas-ti-geyt]

~ verb (used with object), cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing.

DEFINITION: 1)To criticize or reprimand severely. 2)To punish in order to correct.

SENTENCE: The judge took a moment to castigate the young children right before she told them the charges had been dropped.

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