Castigate vs. Castrate

Castigateverb

To punish or reprimand someone severely.

Castigateverb

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

Castigateverb

To revise or make corrections to a publication.

Castigateverb

To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely.

Castigateverb

To emend; to correct.

Castigateverb

censure severely;

Castigateverb

inflict severe punishment on

Castigateverb

reprimand (someone) severely

Castratenoun

A castrated man; a eunuch.

Castrateverb

(transitive) To remove the testicles of an animal.

Castrateverb

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

Castrateverb

To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.

Castrateverb

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

Castrateverb

To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.

Castratenoun

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction;

Castrateverb

deprive of strength or vigor;

Castrateverb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;

Castrateverb

remove the testicles of a male animal

Castrateverb

remove the ovaries of;

Castrateverb

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

Castrateverb

deprive of power, vitality, or vigour

Castratenoun

a man or male animal whose testicles have been removed