castigate

Verb

censure severely
inflict severe punishment on
To punish or reprimand someone severely.
To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
To revise or make corrections to a publication.

Adj

Subdued, chastened, moderated
Revised and emended

Origin / Etymology

First attested in the beginnin of the 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to reprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Doublet of chastise and chasten, taken through Old French. See also chaste.

Synonyms

chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, condemn, lambaste, punish, rebuke, reprimand, revise

Scrabble Score: 12

castigate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
castigate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
castigate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

castigate: valid Words With Friends Word