chastise

English

Alternative forms

  • chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

Etymology

From Old French chastier, from Latin castigo. See also the doublets chasten, castigate and cf. also chaste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃæˈstaɪz/
  • Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

chastise (third-person singular simple present chastises, present participle chastising, simple past and past participle chastised)

  1. To punish or scold someone.

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