castigate cas·ti·gate vt

castigate cas·ti·gate vt
['kæstɪɡeɪt]
frm castigare, punire

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  • cas|ti|gate — «KAS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to criticize or rebuke severely: »I am appalled that one so called authority could…castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs (New York Times). 2. to censure, chasten, or punish in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cas´ti|ga´tor — cas|ti|gate «KAS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to criticize or rebuke severely: »I am appalled that one so called authority could…castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs (New York Times). 2. to censure, chasten,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cas´ti|ga´tion — cas|ti|gate «KAS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to criticize or rebuke severely: »I am appalled that one so called authority could…castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs (New York Times). 2. to censure, chasten,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • castigate — cas•ti•gate [[t]ˈkæs tɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to criticize or reprimand severely 2) to punish in order to correct • Etymology: 1600–10; < L castīgātus, ptp. of castigāre to chasten, der. of castus pure, chaste (for suffix, see… …   From formal English to slang

  • castigate — cas|ti|gate [ kæstı,geıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize someone or something severely: He was castigated as a racist by his opponents. ╾ cas|ti|ga|tion [ ,kæstı geıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • castigate — cas·ti·gate …   English syllables

  • Castigated — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Castigating — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …   Wikipedia

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