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51chastise — chas|tise [tʃæˈstaız] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: chaste to chasten ; CHASTEN] 1.) formal to criticize someone severely ▪ You re a fool, she chastised herself. 2.) old fashioned to physically punish someone >chastisement n …
52chaste — [13] Chaste comes via Old French from Latin castus ‘pure’. The notion of making someone pure, by correcting or reproving them, was expressed in Latin by the derived verb castīgāre, which passed into English in the 17th century as castigate. Old… …
53punish — punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict pain, loss, or suffering upon a person for his sin, crime, or fault. Punish implies imposing a penalty for violation of law, disobedience of authority, or intentional… …
54chastise — chas•tise [[t]tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz[/t]] v. t. tised, tis•ing 1) to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment 2) to criticize severely 3) archaic to chasten • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME, appar. alter. of chastien to chasten chas•tise•ment ˈtʃæs tɪz… …
55chaste — [13] Chaste comes via Old French from Latin castus ‘pure’. The notion of making someone pure, by correcting or reproving them, was expressed in Latin by the derived verb castīgāre, which passed into English in the 17th century as castigate. Old… …
56chastise — [chas tīz′, chas′tīz΄] vt. chastised, chastising [ME chastisen < extended stem of OFr chastier: see CHASTEN] 1. to punish, esp. by beating 2. to scold or condemn sharply 3. Archaic to chasten SYN. PUNISH chastisement [chas′tiz mənt; chas… …
57chas|tis´er — chas|tise «chas TYZ», transitive verb, tised, tis|ing. 1. to inflict punishment or suffering on to improve; punish: »my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions (I Kings 12:11). SYNONYM(S): beat. 2. to… …
58chas|tis´a|ble — chas|tise «chas TYZ», transitive verb, tised, tis|ing. 1. to inflict punishment or suffering on to improve; punish: »my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions (I Kings 12:11). SYNONYM(S): beat. 2. to… …
59chas|tise — «chas TYZ», transitive verb, tised, tis|ing. 1. to inflict punishment or suffering on to improve; punish: »my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions (I Kings 12:11). SYNONYM(S): beat. 2. to criticize or… …
60Chast — (ch[=a]st), v. t. to chasten. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
