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castigate

C2 verb

castigate /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ nghĩa là trừng phạt, khiển trách nghiêm khắc

Các nghĩa

  1. trừng phạt, khiển trách nghiêm khắc

    To punish or reprimand someone severely.

    formal · transitive

    Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behaviour with Bathsheba, he was in no position to castigate his son for a similar fault.

  2. lên án, chỉ trích gay gắt

    To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.

    formal · transitive

    God doth indurate, when hee doth not by and by caſtigate a ſynner.

    From the outset, this issue becomes an often double-edged sword wherein Japan is both valorized and castigated.

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