English Explanatory Dictionary

chastise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
  2. To castigate; to scold or censure.

Pronunciation

/tʃæˈstaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chastise.wav /ˈt͡ʃæstaɪz/

Word forms

chastise chastises chastising chastised chastize

Etymology

From Middle English chastisen, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō. See also the doublets chasten and castigate and cf. also chaste.

Synonyms

chasten penalize amerce castigate chastise come down on correct fix someone's wagon have someone's guts for garters have someone's head have someone's hide give it to someone give someone what for give what for gruel malavogue nail someone to the wall penance punish tan someone's hide tar out teach someone a lesson admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp censure charge chew out chide condemn criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture

Derived words

chastisable chastisement chastiser unchastising
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