Castigate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CASTIGATE, v.t. To chastise; to punish by stripes; to correct ... severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct] 2: inflict severe punishment on Merriam Webster ... L castigare reprove f. castus pure Webster's 1913 Dictionary Castigate Cas"ti*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castigated; p ... Obs.] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (castigates, castigating, castigated) If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. (FORMAL) Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism... She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. ...
... punishment • punishability noun • punishable adjective • punisher noun Synonyms: punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in ... censure or denunciation < chastised his son for neglecting his studies >. castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure < an editorial castigating ... injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low] Syn: To chastise; castigate; scourge; whip; lash; correct; discipline. See Chasten. Collin's Cobuild ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms v. a. 1. Chastise, castigate, lash, chasten, scourge, whip, flog. 2. Discipline, correct, visit with ... to account, bring to book, call to account, cane, cashier, castigate, chasten, chastise, claw, convulse, correct, criticize, crucify, damage, deal with ...
... severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct] 2: restrain [syn: chasten, moderate, temper] 3 ... Etymology: obs. chaste (v.) f. OF chastier f. L castigare CASTIGATE Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chasten Chas"ten (ch[=a]"s ... pure + agere to lead, drive. See Chaste, Act, and cf. Castigate, Chastise.] 1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon ... to noble actions. --Layard. Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. Usage: To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten ... blunt, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, castigate, chastise, constrain, control, correct, curb, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden ...
... 4 intr. (foll. by at, against) strike violently. 5 tr. castigate in words. 6 tr. urge on as with a lash ... 2. Stroke, stripe. II. v. a. 1. Scourge, whip, flog, castigate, flagellate. 2. Beat, beat against. 3. Bind, tie, tie together ... brace, bridle, buffet, bullwhack, bullwhip, bundle, cage, cane, cast anchor, castigate, cat, chain, charge, chase, chew out, cilia, cinch, club, come ...
... pure + agere to lead, drive. See Chaste, Act, and cf. Castigate, Chastise.] 1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon ... to noble actions. --Layard. Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. Usage: To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten ...
... pure + agere to lead, drive. See Chaste, Act, and cf. Castigate, Chastise.] 1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon ... to noble actions. --Layard. Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. Usage: To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten ...
... severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct] 4: adjust for; "engineers will work to ... book, burst the bubble, call to account, cancel, canonical, careful, castigate, censure, change, chasten, chastise, chide, chime in with, close, comely ...