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Castigated vs Castigates - What's the difference?

castigated | castigates |

As verbs the difference between castigated and castigates

is that castigated is (castigate) while castigates is (castigate).

castigated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (castigate)

    • 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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    castigates

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (castigate)