i Register
In some senses, castigate is marked as formal, obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
To punish or reprimand someone severely.
Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behaviour with Bathsheba, he was in no position to castigate his son for a similar fault.
To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
God doth indurate, when hee doth not by and by caſtigate a ſynner.
The curse of avarice and cupidity / Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. / Out come the pence, and specially for myself, / For my exclusive purpose is to win / And not at all to castigate their sin.
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
adj
Subdued, chastened, moderated
Revised and emended