Synonyms & related words for castigatory

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Words related to castigatory

Explore words related to castigatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include chastise, castigate, punish, objurgates, objurgating, scold, castigator, objurgatory. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does castigatory come from?

The word castigatory breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: cast, from Latin castus (“pure”); ig, from Latin agere (“to drive, make”); and -atory, from Latin -atorius (“serving to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.