Castigate

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈkæs.tɪ.É¡eɪt/, /ˈkæs.tÉ™.É¡eɪt/

Origin

Early 17th cent., from Latin castīgātus, past participle of castīgō ("I reprove"), from castus ("pure, chaste"), from Proto-Indo-European *kesa ("cut")

Tower of Babel, Indo-European Etymological Database

Wordsmith etymology of castigate

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Full definition of castigate

Verb

1. To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
• 1977, Geoffrey Chaucer, , Penguin Classics, p. 261:The curse of avarice and cupidity
  Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf.
  Out come the pence, and specially for myself,
  For my exclusive purpose is to win
  And not at all to castigate their sin.
2. To revise or make corrections to a publication.

Synonyms

• (to punish severely) chastise, punish, rebuke, reprimand
• (to revise a publication) correct, revise