What is the meaning of Castigate?

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(v.t.) To emend; to correct.
(v.t.) To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.

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MLA	Webster's. "castigate" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/castigate/definitions/1985152>

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