Definition for CAS'TI-GATE

CAS'TI-GATE, v.t. [L. castigo, from castus, chaste. Qu. Eth. ገሠጸ gasts, to chasten, correct, chide. The French use châtier, from castus, chaste; Arm. castiza; Sp. and Port. castigar; It. castigare.]

To chastise; to punish by stripes; to correct; to chasten; to check. – Shak.

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