castigate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cas·ti·gate [castigate castigates castigated castigating] BrE [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt] NAmE [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt] verb ~ sb/sth/yourself (for sth) (formal)
to criticize sb/sth severely
•He castigated himself for being so stupid.
Derived Word: ↑castigation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin castigare ‘reprove’, from castus ‘pure, chaste’.

Example Bank:
•The minister castigated schools for falling standards in education.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chastise, objurgate, chasten, correct