Words similar to castigate

Example sentences for: castigate

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Meanwhile, GOP Chairman Jim Nicholson announced that he would publicly castigate any Republican presidential candidate who "sowed division" in the party by attacking other candidates personally.
Time 's education cover package says parents should get their kids reading at an early age, be involved in their schools, not castigate them for mistakes, let them find their own learning styles, and "praise hard work and persistence--not just outcomes."
Clinton used the opportunity to castigate Congress for putting "partisanship over progress, politics over people" and dallying on important issues.