| 1. | to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment. |
| 2. | to criticize severely. |
| 3. | Archaic. to restrain; chasten. |
| 4. | Archaic. to refine; purify. |
chas·tise (chās-tīz', chās'tīz') tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es
[Middle English chastisen, alteration of chasten, chastien; see chasten.] chas·tis'a·ble adj., chas·tise'ment (chās-tīz'mənt, chās'tĭz-mənt) n., chas·tis'er n. |