— 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; 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 -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. scold, reprove. 2. discipline, chastise, chasten.