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Definition of Castigate
1. Verb. Censure severely. "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Specialized synonyms: Flame
Generic synonyms: Bawl Out, Berate, Call Down, Call On The Carpet, Chew Out, Chew Up, Chide, Dress Down, Have Words, Jaw, Lambast, Lambaste, Lecture, Rag, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Reproof, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce
Derivative terms: Castigation, Castigation, Chastisement, Chastisement, Corrective, Objurgation
2. Verb. Inflict severe punishment on.
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
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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