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Chas·tise

/CHaˈstīz/

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- 1. rebuke or reprimand severely: "he chastised his colleagues for their laziness" Similar scoldupbraidberatereprimandreproverebukeadmonishchidecensurecastigatelambastelecturecriticizepull 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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What does chastised mean?
, chas·tised, chas·tis·ing. to discipline, especially by corporal punishment. to criticize severely. Archaic. to restrain; chasten. Archaic. to refine; purify. It’s quite revealing how Ann Coulter chastised the Clinton camp for branding Paula Jones trailer trash, only to turn around and call her trailer trash when she posed for Playboy.

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What is the difference between Chastise and Chasten?
punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation. castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure. chasten suggests any affliction or trial that leaves one humbled or subdued.

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What is the difference between Chastise and castigate?
punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation. castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure.

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Where does chastise come from?
Chastise developed as an altered form of chasten, which comes from the Anglo-French chastier, which has its roots in the Latin verb castigare, which also gave English the word castigate. punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing.

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Chastise means to censure severely or to inflict punishment on. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of chastise from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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verb (used with object) , chas·tised, chas·tis·ing. to discipline, especially by corporal punishment. Synonyms: spank, flog, beat, whip, castigate, punish. to criticize severely. Archaic. to restrain; chasten. Archaic. to refine; purify. chastise. / tʃæsˈtaɪz-; tʃæsˈtaɪz; ˈtʃæstɪzmənt / verb. to discipline or punish, esp by beating.
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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.
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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.
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5 days ago · Chastise means to punish, scold, or criticize someone severely. It can also mean to refine or purify something. See the word origin, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins dictionaries.
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Chastise means to criticize or punish somebody for doing something wrong. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
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