castigating (verb)

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• punish — verb Etymology: Middle English punisshen, from Anglo French puniss , stem of punir, from Latin punire, from poena penalty more at pain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation b. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poor-mouth — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌmau̇th, th verb Etymology: poor mouth, noun intransitive verb : to plead poverty as a defense or excuse usually poor mouths when it s his turn to contribute transitive verb : to speak disparagingly of * * * /poor mowth / …   Useful english dictionary

• poor mouth — noun Midland : a profession or protestation of poverty often used with make when you ask him for a donation he makes a poor mouth * * * Informal. 1. a person who continually complains about a lack of money. 2. a plea or complaint of poverty,… …   Useful english dictionary

• castigate — [[t]kæ̱stɪgeɪt[/t]] castigates, castigating, castigated VERB If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. [FORMAL] [V n] Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism... [V n for n/ ing]… …   English dictionary

• castigate — UK [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt] / US [ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms castigate : present tense I/you/we/they castigate he/she/it castigates present participle castigating past tense castigated past participle castigated formal to criticize someone or… …   English dictionary

• castigate — /ˈkæstəgeɪt / (say kastuhgayt) verb (t) (castigated, castigating) to punish in order to correct; criticise severely. {Latin castīgātus, past participle} –castigation /kæstəˈgeɪʃən/ (say kastuh gayshuhn), noun –castigator, noun …