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

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   The meaning of CHASTISE is to censure severely : castigate. How to use chastise in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Chastise.

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

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   CHASTISE definition: 1. to criticize someone severely: 2. to punish someone, especially by hitting them: 3. to…. Learn more.

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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.

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

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   If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › chastiseCHASTISE Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Some common synonyms of chastise are castigate, chasten, correct, discipline, and punish. While all these words mean "to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing," chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › chastiseChastise - definition of chastise by The Free Dictionary

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   Define chastise. chastise synonyms, chastise pronunciation, chastise translation, English dictionary definition of chastise. tr.v. chas·tised , chas·tis·ing , chas·tis·es 1. To punish, as for wrongdoing. See Synonyms at punish. 2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › chastise_vchastise, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the verb chastise mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb chastise, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. chastise has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. agriculture (Middle English) military (early 1500s) literature (early 1600s)

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

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   chastise somebody (old-fashioned) to punish somebody physically synonym beat. Parents are no longer allowed to chastise their children as they did in the past. Definition of chastise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › chastiseChastise Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CHASTISE meaning: to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong.