The difference between Castigate and Condemn

When used as verbs, castigate means to punish or reprimand someone severely, whereas condemn means to strongly criticise or denounce.


check bellow for the other definitions of Castigate and Condemn

  1. Castigate as a verb (transitive, formal):

    To punish or reprimand someone severely.

  2. Castigate as a verb (transitive, formal):

    To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.

  3. Castigate as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To revise or make corrections to a publication.

  1. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

    Examples:

    "The president condemned the terrorists."

  2. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.

  3. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To confer eternal divine punishment upon.

  4. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.

    Examples:

    "The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire."

  5. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.

  6. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.

  7. Condemn as a verb (transitive):

    To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.

  8. Condemn as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.