Castigated vs Castigate - What's the difference?
castigated | castigate |
(castigate)
To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
* 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 261:
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
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To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
* 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 261:
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
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As verbs the difference between castigated and castigate
is that castigated is (castigate) while castigate is to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.castigated
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Verb
(head)castigate
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(castigat)- 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.
Synonyms
* (to punish severely) chastise, punish, rebuke, reprimand * (to revise a publication) correct, revise * See alsoReferences
castigate
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(castigat)- 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.