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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
castigate .
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Examples
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The more McCain castigates Obama, the more clear it is that it's TIME FOR CHANGE.
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King Abdullah castigates Jewish building in Jerusalem.
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Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.
Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions Craig Hotchkiss 2011
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Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.
Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions Craig Hotchkiss 2011
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Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.
Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions Craig Hotchkiss 2011
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A report by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling castigates BP and two of the British oil giant's contractors — Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. — for missteps that contributed to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 rig workers.
White House Probe Blames BP, Industry in Gulf Blast Stephen Power 2011
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Finally, to end on a positive note, since he castigates Ms. Ravitch for not offering alternatives in her criticism of charter schools, let me do so:
Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: Diane Ravitch and Mr. Tilson's 'Status Quo' Joel Shatzky 2011
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Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.
Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions Craig Hotchkiss 2011
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The most lazy historical error comes when Mr. Bergman castigates "a pair of renegade astronomers" for making "a wheelbarrowful of money" by incorrectly predicting a major California earthquake in 1974.
Solar Illumination John Gribbin 2011
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Here Twain articulates the subtle and ironic intent of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by distinguishing between its depiction of "conscience," which is merely what our society teaches us is right and wrong and which Twain castigates as "deformed" in the case of post-Reconstruction society, and a "sound heart," which refers to the inherent and eternal goodness of human nature.
Craig Hotchkiss: Rewriting Huckleberry Finn Twists Twain's Intentions Craig Hotchkiss 2011
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