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   cas·ti·gate

   /ˈkastəˌɡāt/

   verb

   • 1. reprimand (someone) severely: formal "he was castigated for not setting a good example"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin castigare ‘reprove’, from castus ‘pure, chaste’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. castigation noun
   • 2. castigative adjective
   • 3. castigatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

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   • T

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   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • T

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   • E

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