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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Castigate \Cas"ti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castigated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Castigating}.] [L. castigatus p. p. of
castigare to correct, punish; castus pure, chaste + agere to
move drive. See {Caste}, and cf {Chasten}.]
1. To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten;
also to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise
severely.
2. To emend; to correct. [Obs.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
castigate
v : censure severely; "She chastized him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: {chastize}, {chastise}, {objurgate}, {chasten},
{correct}]
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