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verb (used with object), -tised, -tis·ing.
1.
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
2.
to criticize severely.
3.
Archaic. to restrain; chasten.
4.
Archaic. to refine; purify.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English chastisen, equivalent to chasti(en) to chasten + -s- < ? + -en infinitive suffix
1275–1325; Middle English chastisen, equivalent to chasti(en) to chasten + -s- < ? + -en infinitive suffix
Related forms
chas·tis·a·ble, adjective
chas·tis·er, noun
non·chas·tise·ment, noun
self-chas·tise, verb (used with object), -tised, -tis·ing.
EXPANDself-chas·tise·ment, noun
un·chas·tis·a·ble, adjective
un·chas·tised, adjective
un·chas·tis·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. punish, castigate; whip, beat, flog, spank.
1. punish, castigate; whip, beat, flog, spank.
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Chastised
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- In the end, the other brother and sister are morally chastised for their love.
- Nelson chastised faculty members who refuse to acknowledge that the nation's higher-education system is broken.
- Taleb chastised finance for relying too heavily on the normal distribution, but that is only part of the problem.
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