(kas′tə·gāt)v.t.·gat·ed,·gat·ing To punish with or as with the rod; chastise. See synonyms under BEAT, CHASTEN.[<L castigatus, pp. of castigare chasten, ult. <castus pure] —cas′ti·ga′tionnoun —cas′ti·ga′tornoun —cas·ti·ga·to·ry (kas′ti·gə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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