释义
[ kas -ti-geyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæs tɪˌgeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing. to criticize or reprimand severely.
to punish in order to correct.
Origin of castigate 1600–10; <Latin castīgātus literally, driven to be faultless (past participle of castigāre to chasten), equivalent to cast (us ) pure, chaste + -īg-, combining form of agere to drive, incite + -ātus -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR castigate 1 scold, reprove.
2 discipline, chastise, chasten.
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OTHER WORDS FROM castigate cas·ti·ga·tion, noun cas·ti·ga·tive, cas·ti·ga·to·ry [kas -ti-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈkæs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective cas·ti·ga·tor, noun non·cas·ti·gat·ing, adjective non·cas·ti·ga·tion, noun self-cas·ti·gat·ing, adjective self-cas·ti·ga·tion, noun un·cas·ti·gat·ed, adjective un·cas·ti·ga·tive, adjective
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Gingrich also scored points with the media elite that he loves to castigate .
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Except for Forster and other pupils of Oughtred who urged him on to castigate Delamain, the controversy might never have arisen.
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It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn.
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Others tried to use the disasters to castigate the sins of society.
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British Dictionary definitions for castigate verb (tr) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise
Derived forms of castigate castigation , noun castigator , noun castigatory , adjective Word Origin for castigate C17: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)
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