Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1.
to criticize or reprimand severely.
2.
to punish in order to correct.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin castīgātus literally, driven to be faultless (past participle of castigāre to chasten), equivalent to cast(us) pure, chaste + -īg-, combining form of agere to drive, incite + -ātus -ate1
1600–10; < Latin castīgātus literally, driven to be faultless (past participle of castigāre to chasten), equivalent to cast(us) pure, chaste + -īg-, combining form of agere to drive, incite + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
cas·ti·ga·tion, noun
cas·ti·ga·tor, noun
non·cas·ti·gat·ing, adjective
non·cas·ti·ga·tion, noun
EXPANDself-cas·ti·gat·ing, adjective
self-cas·ti·ga·tion, noun
un·cas·ti·gat·ed, adjective
un·cas·ti·ga·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. scold, reprove. 2. discipline, chastise, chasten.
1. scold, reprove. 2. discipline, chastise, chasten.
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Word Origin & History
castigate
1607, from L. castigatus pp. of castigare "to purify, chastise," from castus "pure" (see caste) + agere "to do." Sense of "make someone pure by correcting or reproving him."
EXPAND"If thou didst put this soure cold habit on To castigate thy pride, 'twere well." [Shakespeare, "Timon" IV.iii (1607)]
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