| castigate | (verb) censure severely | Synonyms: chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate |
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| (verb) inflict severe punishment on | - |
| fustigate | (verb) strike with a cudgel | Synonyms: cudgel |
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| instigate | (verb) provoke or stir up | Synonyms: incite, set off, stir up |
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| (verb) serve as the inciting cause of | Synonyms: inspire, prompt |
| investigate | (verb) investigate scientifically | Synonyms: look into |
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| (verb) conduct an inquiry or investigation of | Synonyms: enquire, inquire |
| stigmatise | (verb) mark with a stigma or stigmata | Synonyms: stigmatize |
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| (verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, denounce, mark, stigmatize |
| stigmatize | (verb) mark with a stigma or stigmata | Synonyms: stigmatise |
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| (verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise |