chastise
VerbUS[cha-stahyz]/tʃæˈstaɪz/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (1)chastised, chastising
- censure severely“She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”Synonyms: castigateobjurgatechastencorrectMore general call on the carpet, take to taskMore specific flame
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Chas·tise′ (chăs-tīz′; chăs′tīz), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Chastised (chăs-tīzd′); present participle & verbal noun Chastising.]
Origin: OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern -ise, -ize, L. -izare, Gr. -ίζειν. 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.
How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me.— William Shakespeare
I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised.— Robert Boyle
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
The gay, social sense, by decency chastised.— James Thomson
3. To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to correct behavior. Syn. — castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, dress down.
Synonyms: See Chasten.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors