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chastize
c.1300, earlier chastien (12c.), from O.Fr. chastier, from L. castigare "to punish," lit. "to make pure" (see castigate).
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"He alone may chastise who loves." [Rabindranath Tagore, "The Crescent Moon," 1913]
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Chastize is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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