castigare

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castigare

  • /ka.sti.ˈɡa.re/

Where it comes from

dal latino castigare, infinito presente attivo di castigo a sua volta composto di castus, "casto", e ago, "fare, agire"

verb avere · castigando · castigante · castigato · castigo · castighi

  1. dare un castigo

Similar: condannare, disciplinare, correggere, emendare, farla scontare, far giustizia, infliggere una punizione, punire, riprendere, battere, picchiare, mortificare, umiliare · Opposite: gratificare, premiare, ricompensare, assolvere, perdonare, prosciogliere, elogiare, lodare

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In English

  • punish to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct
  • trounce to chastise or punish physically or verbally
  • chastise to punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment

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@misc{castigare_2026,
  title = {castigare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/castigare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}