Castigate Definition
kăstĭ-gāt
castigated, castigates, castigating
verb
castigated, castigates, castigating
To punish or rebuke severely, esp. by harsh public criticism.
Webster's New World
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Castigate
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Early 17th cent., from Latin castīgātus, past participle of castīgō (“I reprove”), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *kesa (“cut”) .
From Wiktionary
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Latin castīgāre castīgāt- from castus pure kes- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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