/kastiˈɣaɾ/
#2340 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to punish
Word origin
From Latin castigare ('to correct, chastise, set right'), from castus ('pure') plus agere ('to drive, do').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- castigare
- English cognates
- castigate, chastise, chasten
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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It is not fair to punish the whole class.
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The teacher decided not to punish the child.
fraude dureza.
The law punishes fraud severely.
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His parents punished him with no television.
castigarte .
You should not punish yourself over a small mistake.
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