VCR Lesson 10
Amelia Page
Fill in the blank
After the law was passed, American citizens ___________ the president and blamed him for passing such an inequitable act.
Definition
Castigate
tr.v. To punish; to criticize severely; to chastise.
other forms: n. castigation, castigator; adj. castigatory
ROOTS: CASTUS<L. "pure," "spotless"
CASTIGO, CASTIGARE, CASTIGAVI, CASTIGATUM <L. "to punish," "to correct," "to restrain"
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
Choose the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly.
a.) Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested for federal corruption charges and castigated by the U.S. legal system.
b.) Herbert Hoover was castigated by the American public for not aiding the starving and unemployed.
c.) Often people make castigatory remarks about athletes because of their ridiculous salaries and steroid use.
d.) During court trials, jurors are expected to be castigatory and fair to all witnesses' testimonies.