chastise

Verb
Synonyms: castigateobjurgatechastencorrect

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. censure severely“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”Synonyms: castigateobjurgatechastencorrect
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chastise \Chas*tise"\ (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z"; ch[a^]s"t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chastised (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Chastising.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern -ise, -ize, L. -izare, Gr. -i`zein. See Chasten.]

1.To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes. [1913 Webster]

How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]

2.To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. [1913 Webster]

The gay, social sense, by decency chastised.— Thomson.

3.To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to correct behavior.

Syn: castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, dress down. [PJC]

Syn: See Chasten. [1913 Webster]

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