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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of castigate.
Etymologies
- Latin castīgāre, castīgāt-, from castus, pure; see kes- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“The more McCain castigates Obama, the more clear it is that it's TIME FOR CHANGE.”
“Finally, to end on a positive note, since he castigates Ms. Ravitch for not offering alternatives in her criticism of charter schools, let me do so:”
“The most lazy historical error comes when Mr. Bergman castigates "a pair of renegade astronomers" for making "a wheelbarrowful of money" by incorrectly predicting a major California earthquake in 1974.”
“A report by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling castigates BP and two of the British oil giant's contractors — Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. — for missteps that contributed to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 rig workers.”
The Wall Street Journal: White House Probe Blames BP, Industry in Gulf Blast
“King Abdullah castigates Jewish building in Jerusalem.”
The Wall Street Journal: His Majesty Avoids Past and Present Mideast Issues
“Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.”
The Huffington Post: Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions
“In his opinion piece on the forthcoming EPA rule for smog pollution " The Latest Job Killer From the EPA ," July 26, John Engler castigates the Obama administration for pushing out ozone rules two years early.”
“He throws cold water on a move to push him toward the presidency for 2012 and then castigates Obama for a rather hawkish stand on Afghanistan on problems the Bush-Cheney team goofed up!”
“For too long the onus of bipartisanship has been placed on the left, as the right in their noise machine castigates the Democratic Party for being partisan even though they bend over backwards at every opportunity for the Republicans.”
“He also seemingly castigates Krugman, claiming that he “expresses blatant disdain for conservatism””
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