| 单词 | castigate |
| 释义 | castigate —castigation, n. —castigative, castigatory /kas"ti geuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. —castigator, n. /kas"ti gayt'/, v.t., castigated, castigating. 1. to criticize or reprimand severely. 2. to punish in order to correct. [1600-10; < L castigatus lit., driven to be faultless (ptp. of castigare to chasten), equiv. to cast(us) pure, CHASTE + -ig-, comb. form of agere to drive, incite + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. scold, reprove. 2. discipline, chastise, chasten. |
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