英语词汇“castigate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

castigatecastigate /ˈkæstəˌgeɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYcastigate

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of castigare, from castus ( ➔ CHASTE) + -igere (from agere to drive)

VERB TABLE

castigate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	castigate
	he, she, it	castigates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	castigated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have castigated
	he, she, it	has castigated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had castigated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will castigate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have castigated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am castigating
	he, she, it	is castigating
	you, we, they	are castigating
Past	I, he, she, it	was castigating
	you, we, they	were castigating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been castigating
	he, she, it	has been castigating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been castigating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be castigating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been castigating

formal to criticize or punish someone severely SYN chastise: castigate somebody for doing something In his speech, he castigated the president for being soft on drugs.—castigation /ˌkæstəˈgeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]