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Showing words for CASTIGATE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Castigate

castigate

8 Letter Words for Castigate

agitates, sagittae

7 Letter Words for Castigate

agitate, astatic, cagiest, catties, ectasia, etacist, isatate, sagitta, satiate, statice, tietacs

6 Letter Words for Castigate

acates, actias, agates, ageist, agitas, ascite, astate, astite, attica, attice, attics, casate, casita, cattie, cistae, gaitts, gestic, sacate, sagaie, sattie, sceatt, sciage, stacte, static, taigas, taties, tietac

5 Letter Words for Castigate

acast, acate, aceta, acies, aecia, aegis, aetat, agast, agate, agist, agita, attic, cages, cagit, caste, cates, cesta, cesti, cista, cites, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gates, geast, geats, geisa, geist, geits, getas, gites, isaac, saice, saiga, satai, scatt, sceat, sitta, stage, staia, staig, state, stite, taces, tacet, tacit, tacts, taiga, taigs, taise, taits, taste, tates, tatie, teats, tecta, testa, tices, tiges

4 Letter Words for Castigate

aces, acta, actg, acts, agas, ages, aget, agit, agst, aias, aits, asci, asea, asia, asta, ates, atis, atta, atte, cage, casa, case, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cest, ceti, cigs, cist, cite, cits, ctge, east, eats, esca, etas, etat, etic, gaea, gaes, gaet, gaia, gait, gast, gata, gate, gats, gatt, geat, geic, geit, gest, geta, gets, gies, gise, gist, gite, gits, iaea, ices, itas, saga, sage, saic, sata, sate, sati, scat, scet, seat, sect, seit, seta, sett, sice, sita, site, stag, stat, steg, stet, stge, stie, tace, tact, tags, taig, tais, tait, tate, tats, teas, teat, teca, tega, tegs, test, tets, tice, tics, ties, tige, tigs, tite, tits, tsia

3 Letter Words for Castigate

aas, ace, act, aes, aga, age, ags, agt, aia, ais, ait, ase, asg, ast, ate, att, cag, cai, cat, cgs, cia, cie, cig, cis, cit, csi, cst, cte, ctg, cts, eas, eat, ecg, ect, esc, est, eta, etc, gas, gat, get, gie, gis, git, gtc, gte, gtt, iaa, ice, ise, ist, ita, its, saa, sac, sag, sai, sat, sci, sct, sea, sec, seg, sei, set, sic, sie, sig, sit, sta, stg, taa, tag, tai, tas, tat, tea, tec, teg, tes, tet, tgt, tic, tie, tig, tis, tit, tsi, tst

Definitions for Castigate

[1] to criticize or reprimand severely.
[2] to punish in order to correct.
[3] (tr) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise

Words related to Castigate

penalize, criticize, pummel, chastise, excoriate, scold, censure, berate, upbraid, lambaste, rebuke, reprimand, lash, punish, flog, blister, discipline, cane, chasten, scourge

Words nearby Castigate

castelo branco, castelvetro, caster, caster action, caster sugar, castigate, castiglione, castile, castile soap, castilho, castilian

Origin of Castigate

1600–10; < Latin castīgātus literally, driven to be faultless (past participle of castigāre to chasten), equivalent to cast(us ) pure, chaste + -īg-, combining form of agere to drive, incite + -ātus -ate1

Other words from Castigate

cas·ti·ga·tion , noun
cas·ti·ga·tive , cas·ti·ga·to·ry [kas -ti-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈkæs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
cas·ti·ga·tor , noun
non·cas·ti·gat·ing , adjective
non·cas·ti·ga·tion , noun
self-cas·ti·gat·ing , adjective
self-cas·ti·ga·tion , noun
un·cas·ti·gat·ed , adjective
un·cas·ti·ga·tive , adjective

Word origin for Castigate

C17: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)

Synonyms for Castigate

berate, censure, chastise, criticize, excoriate, flog, lambaste, lash, penalize, pummel, punish, rebuke, reprimand, scold, upbraid, baste, beat, blister, cane, chasten, correct, discipline, drub, flay, rail, rate, ream, scarify, scorch, scourge, thrash, whip, bawl out, chew out, come down on, drag over the coals, dress down, jump down one's throat, lay out, lean on, read the riot act, scathe, tongue-lash