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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•ti•gate /ˈkæstɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - to reprimand or criticize severely:The principal castigated the pupils for vandalizing the school.
cas•ti•ga•tion /ˌkæstɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]cas•ti•ga•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•ti•gate (kas′ti gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - to criticize or reprimand severely.
- to punish in order to correct.
- 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;
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scold, reprove.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discipline, chastise, chasten.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: castigate /ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt/ vb - (transitive) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)ˌcastiˈgation n ˈcastiˌgator n |