Castigating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Castigate \Cas"ti*gate\, 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.
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     2. To emend; to correct. [Obs.]
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