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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -castigat-, *castigat*
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WordNet (3.0)
castigate(v) inflict severe punishment on
castigation(n) a severe scolding, Syn. earful, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, going-over, bawling out
castigation(n) verbal punishment, Syn. chastisement

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Castigate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Castigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castigating. ] [ L. castigatus, p. p. of castigare to correct, punish; castus pure, chaste + agere to move, drive. See Caste, and cf. Chasten. ] 1. To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To emend; to correct. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Castigation

n. [ L. catigatio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. [ 1913 Webster ]

The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Emendation; correction. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Castigator

n. [ L. ] One who castigates or corrects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Castigatory

a. [ L. castigatorius. ] Punitive in order to amendment; corrective. [ 1913 Webster ]

Castigatory

n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. Blacktone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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