castigate Play verbReprimand (someone) severely. SYNONYMS admonishbawl outberateblastblow up atbollockcall downcarpetcensurechastenchastisechew outchidecome down oncriticizedisciplinedress downgive someone a bollockinggive someone a caninggive someone a dressing-downgive someone a mouthfulgive someone a ratinggive someone a roastinggive someone a rocketgive someone a rollickinggive someone a rowgive someone a talking-togive someone a telling-offgive someone a wigginggive someone an earfulgive someone hellgive someone some stickgive someone what forhaul over the coalshave a go atkeelhaullace intolambastlay intolecturelet someone have itmonsterobjurgatepitch intopull uppunishput on the matragraprap someone the knucklesrateread someone the Riot Actream outrebukeremonstrate withreprehendreprimandreproachreproverowscoldslap downslap someone's wristtake to tasktear someone off a striptell offtick offtrimupbraidwig