English to Xhosa Meaning of castigate - castigate

Castigate :

castigate

verb

makenze, ayithethise, ilungile, ukunika

Castigate :: castigateCastigated :: limelaCastigates :: 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 ::

iswekile yekhasta

Synonyms

Verb

1. reprimand ::

bakhuze

2. rebuke ::

Ngokukhalima

3. admonish ::

eyala

4. chastise ::

ayithethise

5. chide ::

niphikisane

6. censure ::

emkhuza

7. upbraid ::

ukuyidubula

8. reprove ::

basole

9. reproach ::

ihlazo

10. scold ::

ukumthethisa

11. berate ::

izibeka

12. take to task ::

ukuze umsebenzi

13. lambaste ::

lambaste

16. tell off ::

xelela nge

17. give someone an earful ::

ukunika umntu i earful

19. give someone a roasting ::

ukunika othile kaJohn

21. slap someone's wrist ::

ngempama sosana umntu

22. dress down ::

dress phantsi

23. bawl out ::

bawl ngaphandle

24. give someone hell ::

ukunika umntu esihogweni

25. blow up at ::

ukuqhushumba phezulu

26. lay into ::

yalala ibe

27. blast ::

okukhuphela

28. zing ::

Zing

29. have a go at ::

ube uye

30. give someone what for ::

ukunika umntu into ngenxa

31. chew out ::

ukuhlafuna ngaphandle

32. ream out ::

alda ngaphandle

33. reprehend ::

reprehend

Antonyms

1. excuse ::

isiza-

2. pardon ::

xolela

3. spare ::

spare

Different Forms

castigate, castigated, castigates, castigating

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