chastise

chastise
Synonyms and related words:
admonish, baste, beat, belabor, berate, birch, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, cane, castigate, censure, chasten, chide, correct, deal with, discipline, flog, have words with, inflict upon, lecture, masthead, objurgate, penalize, pillory, pummel, punish, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reprove, scold, scourge, set down, set straight, settle with, spank, square accounts, straighten out, take down, take to task, thrash, upbraid, visit upon, whip

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  • Chastise — Chas*tise (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z ; ch[a^]s t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending isen + modern ise, ize, L. izare, Gr. i zein. See {Chasten}.] 1. To inflict… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chastise — (v.) c.1300, chastisen, from O.Fr. chastiier (12c.) to warn, advise, instruct; chastize, admonish; punish; dominate, tame (Mod.Fr. chátier), from L. castigare to set or keep right, to reprove, chasten, to punish, lit. to make pure (see CASTIGATE… …   Etymology dictionary

  • chastise — index blame, castigate, censure, complain (criticize), denounce (condemn), disapprove (condemn) …   Law dictionary

  • chastise — *punish, discipline, correct, castigate, chasten Analogous words: *beat, thrash, pummel, baste, belabor …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • chastise — is spelt ise, not ize …   Modern English usage

  • chastise — [v] scold, discipline baste, beat, berate, castigate, censure, chasten, chew out*, climb all over*, correct, ferule*, flog*, lash*, lay into*, lean on*, pummel, punish, ream, scourge, skelp, slap down*, spank, thrash, upbraid, whip; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • chastise — ► VERB ▪ reprimand severely. DERIVATIVES chastisement noun chastiser noun …   English terms dictionary

  • chastise — [chas tīz′, chas′tīz΄] vt. chastised, chastising [ME chastisen < extended stem of OFr chastier: see CHASTEN] 1. to punish, esp. by beating 2. to scold or condemn sharply 3. Archaic to chasten SYN. PUNISH chastisement [chas′tiz mənt; chas… …   English World dictionary

  • chastise — [[t]tʃæsta͟ɪz[/t]] chastises, chastising, chastised VERB If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done. [FORMAL] [V n] Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty... [V n] The… …   English dictionary

  • chastise — UK [tʃæˈstaɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms chastise : present tense I/you/we/they chastise he/she/it chastises present participle chastising past tense chastised past participle chastised 1) mainly journalism to criticize someone 2) old… …   English dictionary

  • chastise — transitive verb (chastised; chastising) Etymology: Middle English chastisen, alteration of chasten Date: 14th century 1. to inflict punishment on (as by whipping) 2. to censure severely …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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