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   chastise

   /tʃaˈstʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. rebuke or reprimand severely: "he chastised his colleagues for their laziness" Similar scoldupbraidberatereprimandreproverebukeadmonishchidecensurecastigatelambastlecturecriticizepull uptake to taskhaul over the coalsbring to bookinformal:tell offgive someone a telling-offdress downgive someone a dressing-downbawl outblow up atgive someone an earfulgive someone a caninggive someone a roastinggive someone a rocketgive someone a rollickingcome down on someone like a ton of brickshave someone's guts for gartersslap someone's wristrap over the knucklesgive someone a piece of one's mindthrow the book atread someone the Riot Actlet someone have itgive someone hellcarpetmonstertear someone off a striptick offhave a go atgive someone a mouthfulgive someone what forgive someone some stickgive someone a wiggingchew outream outvulgar slang:bollockgive someone a bollockingtear someone a new arseholerip someone a new arseholetear someone a new assholerip someone a new assholedated:trimrategive someone a ratingarchaic:chastenrecompensevisitrare:reprehendobjurgateOpposite praise
   • ▪ punish, especially by beating: "the General cruelly chastised them with a whip" Similar punishdisciplinebeatthrashflogwhiphorsewhipstrapbeltcanelashbirchscourgeflayflagellateinformal:wallopthumpclouttantan someone's hidebeat the living daylights out of someonegive someone a good hiding

   Word Origin Middle English: apparently formed irregularly from the obsolete verb chaste (see chasten).

   Derivatives

   • 1. chastisement noun
   • 2. chastiser noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHASTISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Chastise means to criticize someone severely or to punish someone, especially by hitting them. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chastiseChastise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Chastise means to censure severely or to inflict punishment on. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of chastise from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › chastiseCHASTISE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Chastise definition: to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.. See examples of CHASTISE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chastiseChastise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Chastise is a fancy word for telling someone that something they did was really bad. If you pick your nose, your mom will probably yell at you. If you pick your nose in front of the Queen of England, your mom will chastise you.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHASTISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Chastise means to speak to someone angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done. It can also mean to scold severely or to refine or purify. See word frequency, pronunciation, grammar and usage examples.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchastise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Chastise means to criticize or punish somebody for doing something wrong. It is a formal word and has an old-fashioned synonym of beat. Learn more about its pronunciation, grammar and examples.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHASTISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Chastise means to criticize or punish someone formally. See the pronunciation, examples and translations of chastise in different languages.