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 order to correct: »
Discipline by which they should be castigated for their sins... (S. Cox).
╂[< Latin castīgāre (with English -ate1) < castus pure]
–cas´ti|ga´tion, noun.
–cas´ti|ga´tor, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.