castigate

Pronunciation: /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

The English word “castigate” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To punish or reprimand someone severely.
To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
To revise or make corrections to a publication.

adjective

Subdued, chastened, moderated
Revised and emended

Etymology

First attested in the beginning 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.

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