self chastise

verb (used with object), chas·tised, chas·tis·ing.

to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.

to criticize severely.

Archaic. to restrain; chasten.

Archaic. to refine; purify.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English chastisen, equivalent to chasti(en) to chasten + -s- < ? + -en infinitive suffix

Related forms

chas·tis·a·ble, adjective

chas·tise·ment

[chas-tiz-muh

nt, chas-tahyz-] , noun

chas·tis·er, noun

non·chas·tise·ment, noun

self-chas·tise, verb (used with object), self·-chas·tised, self·-chas·tis·ing.

self-chas·tise·ment, noun

un·chas·tis·a·ble, adjective

un·chas·tised, adjective

un·chas·tis·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. punish, castigate; whip, beat, flog, spank.

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chastise (tʃæsˈtaɪz)

—vb
1.	to discipline or punish, esp by beating
2.	to scold severely

[C14 chastisen, irregularly from chastien to chasten]

chas'tisable

—*adj*

chastisement

—n

chas'tiser

—n

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Word Origin & History

chastise

British spelling of chastize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize. Chastised is from c.1440; chastisement and chastising from c.1300.

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