Definition of Castigate

1. Verb. Censure severely. "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"


2. Verb. Inflict severe punishment on.
Generic synonyms: Penalise, Penalize, Punish
Derivative terms: Castigation

Definition of Castigate

1. v. t. To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.

Definition of Castigate

1. Verb. To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely. ¹

2. Verb. To revise or make corrections to a publication. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Castigate

1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castigate

castellation
castellations
casteller
castellology
castells
castellum
casten
caster
caster sugar
casters
castes
castest
casteth
castewise
castful
castigate (current term)
castigated
castigates
castigating
castigations
castigator
castigatories
castigators
castigatory
castillated
casting
casting-couch
casting agent
casting away

Literary usage of Castigate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Lat. castigare, to castigate, make pure. — Lat. castas, chaste. See Chaste. ... Doublet, castigate, qv ; and see ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"Lam, va To beat, thrash, castigate. Leic., Shrop. (lammel). ... Lamp, va To castigate. Up.-on-Sev., and elsewhere. Lamping, sb. A thrashing. ..."

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