Definition of castigate Castigate
/kæˈstʌgejˌt/ - [kastugeyt] - cas•ti•gate
We found 9 definitions of castigate from 6 different sources.
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What does castigate mean?
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| castigate - inflict severe punishment on | ||
| penalise, penalize, punish 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" | ||
| castigate - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" | ||
| chastise, objurgate, chasten, correct | ||
| bawl out, reproof, have words, chide, chew up, chew out, call on the carpet, take to task, berate, rebuke, scold, reprimand, lecture, lambaste, lambast, dress down, call down, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | ||
| flame criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" | ||
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- castigate (Verb)
To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely. - castigate (Verb)
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- castigate (v. t.)
To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely. - castigate (v. t.)
To emend; to correct.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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castigate
To administer disciplinary action.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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castigate
kas′tig-āt, v.t. to chastise: to correct: to punish with stripes.—ns. Castigā′tion, act of castigating: chastisement: severe punishment; Cas′tigātor, one who castigates.—adj. Cas′tigātory. [L. castigāre, -ātum, from castus, pure.]
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🔤- castigate, verb, present, 1st person singular of castigate (infinitive).
- castigate, verb (infinitive).
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