English to Icelandic Meaning of castigate - castigate

Castigate :

castigate

verb

refsa, rétt, gefa

Castigate :: castigateCastigated :: castigatedCastigates :: castigatesCastigating :: castigating

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Definitions of castigate in English

Verb(1) censure severely(2) inflict severe punishment on

Examples of castigate in English

(1) This is why we castigate our leaders - our political leaders, our church leaders and our society leaders.(2) The most common response was to castigate the reporter for daring to criticize a sacred cow hereabouts, weblogs.(3) A friend used to castigate me for not wearing a belt.(4) After the disastrous tour of New Zealand, the media was castigating the team, we replied with a good World Cup campaign.(5) I could say more but, it being the season to be jolly, I will refrain from further castigating my friends in the legal profession.(6) From the small arsenal of instruments of punishment and torture on display, visitors will gain a graphic idea of crime and castigation .(7) He castigated the officials who had sent the girls out to compete on a less than level playing field.(8) It's been a bitter debate, with many castigating reporters of the case as conspiracy theorists and worse.(9) In recent weeks, the Manchester United captain has resembled a walking volcano, castigating his colleagues for their deficiencies as the club finished a troubled campaign trophy-less.(10) The actress tells of how she was so infuriated by the letter that she wrote a reply, castigating the woman for assuming she knew her parents' beliefs better than she did.(11) Although one could perceive her actions as upright, correct, and admirable, it is obvious to the viewer that she is overly castigatory and despondent.(12) He castigates prize judges for giving the top awards to books for reason extrinsic to literature.(13) ├ö├ç├┐What we should be doing, rather than castigating anyone or laying blame is encouraging people to come forward and show civic spirit,├ö├ç├û he said.(14) You wouldn't believe the castigation I received, especially from members of the board, for even entertaining such an idea.(15) Moreover, there's no point in castigating the losers.(16) Words such as ├ö├ç├┐diatribe├ö├ç├û and ├ö├ç├┐hypocrisy├ö├ç├û have been hurled at me by my castigator on the Isle of Skye.

(1) caster sugar ::

caster sykur

Synonyms

Verb

1. reprimand ::

áminningu

2. rebuke ::

ávíta

3. admonish ::

áminnið

4. chastise ::

refsa

5. chide ::

chide

6. censure ::

censure

7. upbraid ::

ávíta

8. reprove ::

Vanda

9. reproach ::

háðung

10. scold ::

skass

11. berate ::

skammaði

12. take to task ::

taka að verkefni

13. lambaste ::

lambaste

16. tell off ::

skamma

17. give someone an earful ::

gefa einhverjum earful

19. give someone a roasting ::

gefa einhverjum stiknun

21. slap someone's wrist ::

smellu á úlnlið einhvers

22. dress down ::

kjól niður

23. bawl out ::

bawl út

24. give someone hell ::

gefa einhverjum fjandanum

25. blow up at ::

blása upp í

26. lay into ::

lá í

27. blast ::

sprengja

28. zing ::

Zing

29. have a go at ::

hafa farið á

30. give someone what for ::

gefa einhverjum sem að

31. chew out ::

tyggja út

32. ream out ::

ream út

33. reprehend ::

reprehend

Antonyms

1. excuse ::

afsökun

2. pardon ::

fyrirgefa

3. spare ::

vara

Different Forms

castigate, castigated, castigates, castigating

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