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1 castigare
punish* * *castigare v.tr.1 to punish, to chastise, to castigate2 ( emendare, disciplinare) to chasten, to discipline: castigare i propri sensi, to chastise the body3 (letter.) ( correggere) to correct, to purify, to chasten: castigare i costumi, to moderate one's habits // castigare un libro, to expurgate (o bowdlerize) a book.* * *[kasti'gare]verbo transitivo to punish, to chasten, to castigate form., to chastise form.* * *castigare/kasti'gare/ [1]to punish, to chasten, to castigate form., to chastise form. -
2 flagellare
flagellare v.tr.1 to flagellate, to scourge; to flog, to whip◘ flagellarsi v.rifl. to flagellate oneself, to whip oneself.* * *[fladʒel'lare]1. vtto flog, scourge, (sogg : onde) to beat against2. vr (flagellarsi)to whip o.s.* * *[fladʒel'lare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to flagellate, to scourge2) fig. (criticare) to castigate [vizio, abusi]3) fig. (colpire violentemente) [carestia, guerra, malattia] to scourge2.verbo pronominale flagellarsi to flagellate oneself* * *flagellare/fladʒel'lare/ [1]1 to flagellate, to scourge2 fig. (criticare) to castigate [vizio, abusi]3 fig. (colpire violentemente) [carestia, guerra, malattia] to scourgeII flagellarsi verbo pronominaleto flagellate oneself. -
3 frustare
whip* * *frustare v.tr.1 to whip; ( staffilare) to lash, to flog; ( flagellare) to scourge: frustare un cavallo, to whip a horse; frustare qlcu. a sangue, to flog s.o. until he bleeds; la pioggia frustava i vetri, the rain was lashing (against) the window-panes2 (fig.) to lash, to flog, to scourge: la sua nuova commedia è stata violentemente frustata dalla critica, his new play was torn to shreds by the critics.* * *[frus'tare]verbo transitivo1) to lash, to whip [persona, animale]; (flagellare) to scourge* * *frustare/frus'tare/ [1]1 to lash, to whip [persona, animale]; (flagellare) to scourge
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castigate — (v.) c.1600, from L. castigatus, pp. of castigare to correct; to purify; chastise, punish, from castus pure (see CASTE (Cf. caste)) + agere to do. Sense of make someone pure by correcting or reproving him. If thou didst put this soure cold habit… … Etymology dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castigate — I verb admonish, be severe, berate, call to account, castigare, caution, censure bitterly, chasten, chastise, chide, criticize severely, deal retributive justice, discipline, excoriate, execrate, expostulate, objurgate, rebuke, remonstrate,… … Law dictionary
castigate — vb chastise, *punish, chasten, discipline, correct Analogous words: *beat, baste, thrash, pummel, belabor: berate, tongue lash, rate, upbraid, wig, rail (see SCOLD): *penalize, fine, amerce, mulct … New Dictionary of Synonyms
castigate — [v] criticize severely baste, bawl out*, beat, berate, blister, cane, censure, chasten, chastise, chew out*, come down on*, correct, criticize, discipline, drag over the coals*, dress down*, drub, excoriate, flay, flog, jump down one’s throat*,… … New thesaurus
castigate — ► VERB ▪ reprimand severely. DERIVATIVES castigation noun castigator noun. ORIGIN Latin castigare reprove , from castus pure, chaste … English terms dictionary
castigate — [kas′ti gāt΄] vt. castigated, castigating [< L castigatus, pp. of castigare, to purify, chastise < castus, pure (see CASTE) + agere: see ACT1] to punish or rebuke severely, esp. by harsh public criticism SYN. PUNISH castigation n.… … English World dictionary
castigate — [[t]kæ̱stɪgeɪt[/t]] castigates, castigating, castigated VERB If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. [FORMAL] [V n] Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism... [V n for n/ ing]… … English dictionary
castigate — UK [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt] / US [ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms castigate : present tense I/you/we/they castigate he/she/it castigates present participle castigating past tense castigated past participle castigated formal to criticize someone or… … English dictionary
castigate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. criticize; correct, punish. See disapprobation, punishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. chastise, reprimand, rebuke; see censure , punish . See Synonym Study at punish . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
castigate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare more at chasten Date: 1606 to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism Synonyms: see punish • castigation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
