Definition of Castegate
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.
2. To emend; to correct. [Obs.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely
- To chastise verbally
- To rebuke
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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