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CHASTISE
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
(verb) censure severely; “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
chastise (third-person singular simple present chastises, present participle chastising, simple past and past participle chastised)
To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.
To castigate; to severely scold or censure (someone).
To lightly criticize or correct (someone).
Synonyms
• See also reprehend
Source: Wiktionary
Chas*tise", v. t. [imp & p. p. Chastised; p. pr. & vb. n. Chastising.] Etym: [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern - ise, ize, L. izare, G. Chasten.]
1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes. How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me. Shak. I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised. Boyle.
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. The gay, social sense, by decency chastised. Thomson.
Syn.
– See Chasten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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