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CASTIGATE
Definition of CASTIGATE
verb
To punish or reprimand someone severely.
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Where it comes from
First attested in the beginning of the 17 century; borrowed from Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to reprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from castus (“pure, chaste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”). Doublet of chastise and chasten, taken through Old French. See also chaste.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,866)
How it is built
Same root, CASTIGATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CASTIGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CASTIGATE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEGISTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start CASTIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CASTIGATE?
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