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To chastise is to scold someone severely for bad behavior or even to punish someone by beating the person.

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An example of chastise is when you publicly shout at your assistant in front of everyone for making an error.

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transitive verb chastised, chastising

to punish, esp. by beating
to scold or condemn sharply
Archaic to chasten

Origin: ME chastisen < extended stem of OFr chastier: see chasten

Related Forms:

chastisement noun
chastiser noun

See chastise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es

To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.
To criticize severely; rebuke.
Archaic To purify.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chastisen

Origin: , alteration of chasten, chastien; see chasten

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Related Forms:

chas·tisˈa·ble adjective

chas·tiseˈment (chăs-tīzˈmənt, chăsˈtĭz-mənt) noun

chas·tisˈer noun

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