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单词 castigate
释义 cas·ti·gate
\ˈkastəˌgāt, -aas-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare to correct, punish — more at chasten
1.
 a. : to punish or subdue by punishment
  < castigate thy pride — Shakespeare >
 b. : to reprove for error or criticize with drastic severity
  < those poems in which he castigates man's general inhumanity and lack of sincerity — J.G.Southworth >
  < not even the ablest critic can castigate an artless generation into repentance and creative vigor — A.J.Barnouw >
2. : to correct or revise (a literary text)
3. obsolete : to tone down or subdue in intensity or boldness
Synonyms: see punish
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