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Gibbet (Verb)

Hang on an execution instrument.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The murderer was to be gibbeted in the town square as a gruesome example to others.
She watched in horror as the hangman prepared to gibbet the convicted thief.
After the failed rebellion, dozens of traitors were gibbeted along the city walls.
In some medieval towns, those convicted of witchcraft would be gibbeted at the edge of town.
For centuries, the severed heads and bodies of executed felons would be gibbeted at the entrance to a kingdom's city.

Expose to ridicule or public scorn.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The scandalous behavior of the politician was soon to gibbet him in the eyes of the public.
Her lies were exposed on social media, and she was left to gibbet in her shame.
He was gibbeted by his coworkers for his embarrassing presentation at the meeting.
The media loves to gibbet celebrities who make mistakes in their personal lives.
After being found guilty, the company was gibbeted for their involvement in the environmental scandal.