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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “castigate”

“castigate” is pronounced /ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/ (KA-stuh-gayt) in American English and /kastɪɡeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kæ”.
The sound

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castigate

/ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kastɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. kækæstress
  2. stəstə
  3. ɡeɪtɡeɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/
IPA (British)
/kastɪɡeɪt/
Respelling
KA-stuh-gayt
Syllables
3 — KÆ-stə-ɡeɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: KÆ-stə-ɡeɪt. “kæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/

British

/kastɪɡeɪt/

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Meaning

What “castigate” means

  1. verb

    censure severely

    “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”

  2. verb

    inflict severe punishment on

Say it in a sentence

“The letter went on to castigate the council for its silence.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
kkæshort asstt×2əschwaɡgeɪlong a

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Questions

“castigate”, answered

How do you pronounce “castigate”?

“castigate” is pronounced /ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/ (KA-stuh-gayt) in American English and /kastɪɡeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kæ”. Build it as KÆ-stə-ɡeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “castigate” have?

3: kæ · stə · ɡeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “kæ”.

Is “castigate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/ (KA-stuh-gayt); British English says /kastɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “castigate” mean?

As a verb: censure severely For example: “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “castigate”?

Stress the first syllable: KÆ-stə-ɡeɪt. “kæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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