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chastise

[ chas-tahyz, chas-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

chastised, chastising.
  1. to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to criticize severely.
  3. Archaic. to restrain; chasten.
  4. Archaic. to refine; purify.


chastise

/ tʃæsˈtaɪz-; tʃæsˈtaɪz; ˈtʃæstɪzmənt /

verb

  1. to discipline or punish, esp by beating
  2. to scold severely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • chastisement, noun
  • 󲹲ˈپ, noun
  • 󲹲ˈپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 󲹲·پ·· adjective
  • 󲹲·پ·Գ [chas, -tiz-m, uh, nt, chas-, tahyz, -], noun
  • 󲹲·پ· noun
  • non·󲹲·پ·Գ noun
  • -󲹲·پ verb (used with object) selfchastised selfchastising
  • self-󲹲·پ·Գ noun
  • un·󲹲·پ·· adjective
  • ܲ·󲹲·پ·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chastise1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English chastisen, equivalent to chasti(en) “t chasten ” + -s-, of unknown origin + -en infinitive suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chastise1

C14 chastisen, irregularly from chastien to chasten
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Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., also reportedly witnessed the conflict and chastised Lake for talking to a senator like that.

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Of course, in London where weed still remains illegal, they were sometimes “chastised” by passersby but “we didn’t give a f—, ‘cause this is what we do!”

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that the administration was "playing fast and loose with our nation's most classified info" and chastised the Trump officials in a series of posts to X.

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Mr Smythe admitted he was occasionally chastised for making deals worth "too much money".

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They also chastised the board for not seeking any public input, which officials then agreed to do.

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