chastise

  • 21chastise — verb reprimand severely. ↘dated punish, especially by beating. Derivatives chastisement noun chastiser noun Origin ME: appar. formed irregularly from the obs. verb chaste (see chasten) …

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  • 22chastise — v. a. 1. Castigate, punish (with stripes), whip, flog, beat, lash, correct. 2. Punish (by whatever means), correct, chasten, discipline, humble, subdue, bring to duty, render obedient. 3. Repress, restrain, moderate, check, sober, reduce to order …

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  • 23chastise — verb (T) 1 formal to criticize someone severely: He should be chastised for his insolence. 2 old fashioned to physically punish someone chastisement noun (C, U) …

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  • 24chastise — verb the staff were chastised for arriving late Syn: scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, chide, censure, lambaste, castigate, lecture, give someone a piece of one s mind, give someone a tongue lashing, take to task,… …

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  • 25chastise — v 1. spank, whip, thrash, flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, horsewhip, curry, strap, thresh, flail, cowhide, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim, Inf. thump, Inf. lace, Inf. lambaste, Inf. whale, Sl. whomp, Sl. belt; …

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  • 26chastise — chas·tise …

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  • 27chastise — chas•tise [[t]tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz[/t]] v. t. tised, tis•ing 1) to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment 2) to criticize severely 3) archaic to chasten • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME, appar. alter. of chastien to chasten chas•tise•ment ˈtʃæs tɪz… …

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  • 28chastise — /tʃæsˈtaɪz / (say chas tuyz) verb (t) (chastised, chastising) 1. to punish, especially physically. 2. to scold or rebuke. {Middle English; from obsolete chaste chasten + ise1} –chastisement /ˈtʃæstəzmənt/ (say chastuhzmuhnt), / ˈtaɪzmənt/ (say… …

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  • 30chastise — To punish corporally, as by whipping. People v Kehoe, 123 Cal 224, 229, 55 P 911 …

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