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chastise

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chas⋅tise

  [chas-tahyz, chas-tahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -tised, -tis⋅ing.
1. to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment.
2. to criticize severely.
3. Archaic. to restrain; chasten.
4. Archaic. to refine; purify.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME chastisen, equiv. to chasti(en) to chasten + -s- < ? + -en inf. suffix

Related forms:
chas⋅tis⋅a⋅ble, adjective
chas⋅tise⋅ment  [chas-tiz-muhnt, chas-tahyz-] , noun
chas⋅tis⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. punish, castigate; whip, beat, flog, spank.
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chas·tise   (chās-tīz', chās'tīz')   
tr.v.   chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es

  1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.

  2. To criticize severely; rebuke.

  3. Archaic To purify.


[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.
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