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Chastide vs Castigate - What's the difference?

chastide | castigate |

As a verb castigate is

to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.

chastide

Not English

Chastide has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'chastide':

cogitate, costate, custode, cestode, cystotome, costotome, coestate, custodee

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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