The difference between Castigate and Reprimand

When used as verbs, castigate means to punish or reprimand someone severely, whereas reprimand means to reprove in a formal or official way.

Reprimand is also noun with the meaning: a severe, formal or official reproof.

check bellow for the other definitions of Castigate and Reprimand

  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. Reprimand as a noun:

    A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

  1. Reprimand as a verb:

    To reprove in a formal or official way.

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