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castigate(dictionary)

castigate (iou)



castigate verb trans. E17.
[Latin castigat- pa. ppl stem of castigare, from castus pure: see -ATE3.]
Inflict suffering on to punish or subdue; chastise; rebuke severely. E17.
A. Brink Castigating my body like some mediaeval nun. H. Kissinger An editorial castigating the Nixon Administration for misleading the American people.
Reduce in intensity, moderate. M17-L18.
R. Burns When your castigated pulse Gies now and then a wallop.
Correct, revise, and emend (a literary work etc.). arch. M17.
Evelyn Seneca's tragedies..have..been castigated abroad by several learned hands.
castigator noun E17.
castigatory adjective & noun (a) adjective corrective, punitive; (b) noun an instrument of chastisement: E17.