castigate

verbs

censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
is derived from
castigation
is derived from
castigation
inflict severe punishment on
castigate
is derived from
castigation
is a type of (narrower)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
"The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
penalise, penalize, punish