Astigmatic :: Astigmatic (a.) Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses..

Astigmatism :: Astigmatism (n.) A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of vision..

Castigate :: Castigate (v. t.) To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten; also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise severely..

Castigate :: Castigate (v. t.) To emend; to correct.

Castigated :: Castigated (imp. & p. p.) of Castigat.

Castigating :: Castigating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Castigat.

Castigation :: Castigation (n.) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

Castigation :: Castigation (n.) Emendation; correction.

Castigator :: Castigator (n.) One who castigates or corrects.

Castigatory :: Castigatory (a.) Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.

Castigatory :: Castigatory (n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket..

Evestigate :: Evestigate (v. t.) To investigate.

Fastigiate :: Fastigiate (a.) Alt. of Fastigiate.

Fastigiated :: Fastigiated (a.) Narrowing towards the top.

Fastigiated :: Fastigiated (a.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed..

Fastigiated :: Fastigiated (a.) United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat..

Fustigate :: Fustigate (v. t.) To cudgel.

Fustigation :: Fustigation (n.) A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling.

Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.

Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.

Instigated :: Instigated (imp. & p. p.) of Instigat.

Instigating :: Instigating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Instigat.

Instigatingly :: Instigatingly (adv.) Incitingly; temptingly.

Instigation :: Instigation (n.) The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness..

Instigator :: Instigator (n.) One who instigates or incites.

Investigable :: Investigable (a.) Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research.

Investigable :: Investigable (a.) Unsearchable; inscrutable.

Investigate :: Investigate (v. t.) To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena..

Investigate :: Investigate (v. i.) To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.

Investigated :: Investigated (imp. & p. p.) of Investigat.

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