castigar

/kastiˈɡaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to punish, to castigate

Castigar = castigate; Latin castus (pure) + agere (to make)

From Latin castigare, to make someone pure by correcting them. English kept it as castigate. Spanish uses it every day, as in Mis padres me castigaron, meaning my parents grounded me.

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