to correct or punish someone (a metaphor) (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
itztic atltzitzicaztlitetech nicpachoa
Alonso de Molina:
itztic atltzitzicaztlitetech nicpachoa. (pret. itztic atltzitzicaztlitetech onicpacho.) corregir, o castigar a otro. metaphora. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 43r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.