castigate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the beginning of the 17th century; borrowed from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to reprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Doublet of chastise and chasten, taken through Old French. See also chaste. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/, /ˈkæs.tə.ɡeɪt/ === Verb === castigate (third-person singular simple present castigates, present participle castigating, simple past and past participle castigated) (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely. Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand; chasten, chastise; see also Thesaurus:criticize, Thesaurus:punish (transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism. Synonyms: condemn, lambaste; see also Thesaurus:criticize (transitive, rare) To revise or make corrections to a publication. Synonyms: correct, revise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === castigate (comparative more castigate, superlative most castigate) (obsolete) Subdued, chastened, moderated Revised and emended === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== castigate feminine plural of castigato ==== Participle ==== castigate f pl feminine plural of castigato === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== castigate inflection of castigare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Verb === castīgāte second-person plural present active imperative of castīgō === References === “castigate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Spanish == === Verb === castigate second-person singular voseo imperative of castigar combined with te