castigate

Meaning

Verb

1. (formal, transitive) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
2. (formal, transitive) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
3. (rare, transitive) To revise or make corrections to a publication.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Subdued, chastened, moderated
2. (obsolete) Revised and emended

Synonyms

chastise

punish

correct

chasten

discipline

scold

objurgate

rebuke

reprimand

thrash

reprove

berate

whip

penalize

flog

condemn

beat

criticize

exclude

excoriate

fault

find fault

fix

flagellate

flay

grade

judge

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keelhaul

lambaste

lash

lecture

let

mark

peer review

pester

rap

review

revise

savage

score

scourge

sentence

slander

slather

smack

strap

strike

swinge

swish

switch

Translations

castigar

châtier

castigare

punir

fustiger

züchtigen

corriger

τιμωρώ

tuchtigen

sanzionare

azarlamak

réprimer

sanctionner

castigar

kakımak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in the beginnin of the 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to reprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Doublet of chastise and chasten, taken through Old French. See also chaste.