Today's Word "castigate"
Published in Vocabulary
castigate \KAS-tuh-gayt\ (transitive verb) - To punish severely; also, to chastise verbally; to rebuke; to criticize severely.
"Though castigated by the administration, Professor Thompson continued to teach his theories to an ever-increasing classroom population."
Castigate comes from Latin castigare, "to purify, to correct, to punish," from castus, "pure."
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