Castigate vs. Castrate

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  • Castigate (verb)

    To punish or reprimand someone severely.

  • Castigate (verb)

    To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.

  • Castigate (verb)

    To revise or make corrections to a publication.

  • Castrate (noun)

    A castrated man; a eunuch.

  • Castrate (verb)

    To remove the testicles of an animal.

  • Castrate (verb)

    To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.

  • Castrate (verb)

    To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Wiktionary
  • Castigate (verb)

    reprimand (someone) severely

    “he was castigated for not setting a good example”

  • Castrate (verb)

    remove the testicles of (a male animal or man).

  • Castrate (verb)

    deprive of power, vitality, or vigour

    “a restrictive classicism would have castrated England’s literature”

  • Castrate (noun)

    a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed

    “young human castrates, or eunuchs”

Oxford Dictionary

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