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Castigate vs Chasten - What's the difference?

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Castigate is a related term of chasten.


As verbs the difference between castigate and chasten

is that castigate is to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely while chasten is to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc); to restrain, moderate.

castigate

English

Verb

(castigat)
  • To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
  • * 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 261:
    • The curse of avarice and cupidity / Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. / Out come the pence, and specially for myself, / For my exclusive purpose is to win / And not at all to castigate their sin.
  • To revise or make corrections to a publication.

    • Synonyms

    * (to punish severely) chastise, punish, rebuke, reprimand * (to revise a publication) correct, revise * See also

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    chasten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate
  • To make chaste; to purify.
  • To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline.
  • To render humble or restrained.