| CASTIGATING | • castigating v. Present participle of castigate. • CASTIGATE v. to scold, reprimand. |
| CASTIGATION | • castigation n. (Archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof. • castigation n. Severe criticism. • castigation n. (Obsolete) Emendation; correction. |
| CASTIGATORS | • castigators n. Plural of castigator. • CASTIGATOR n. one who castigates or corrects. |
| CASTIGATORY | • castigatory adj. Serving or tending to castigate. • castigatory n. (Obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket. • CASTIGATORY adj. tending to castigate. |
| FUSTIGATING | • fustigating v. Present participle of fustigate. • FUSTIGATE v. (obsolete) to beat with a club. |
| FUSTIGATION | • fustigation n. A beating with a club. • fustigation n. (By extension) a harsh verbal assault. • FUSTIGATION n. beating with a club. |
| FUSTIGATORS | • fustigators n. Plural of fustigator. • FUSTIGATOR n. one who fustigates, beats with a club. |
| FUSTIGATORY | • FUSTIGATORY adj. relating to fustigation, beating with a club. |
| INSTIGATING | • instigating v. Present participle of instigate. • INSTIGATE v. to initiate, bring about. |
| INSTIGATION | • instigation n. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness. • INSTIGATION n. the act of instigating. |
| INSTIGATIVE | • instigative adj. Tending to instigate. • INSTIGATIVE adj. serving to instigate. |
| INSTIGATORS | • instigators n. Plural of instigator. • INSTIGATOR n. one who instigates. |
| INVESTIGATE | • investigate v. (Transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. • investigate v. (Transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret. • investigate v. (Intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination. |